take leave

1. 1.

   go away or leave

   Synonymsdepartquit

   Broaderleave

   Narrowerwalk out ofcongeebeat a retreatplump outdecamp

Questions about take leave

What does take leave mean?

take leave means "go away or leave".

What is another word for take leave?

Close synonyms include depart, quit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take leave a common word?

take leave is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.