take one's leave

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take one's leave

verb takes one's leave · taking one's leave · took one's leave · taken one's leave

  1. idiomatic To depart. And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren.

    Similar: take leave

  2. say goodbye

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verb say goodbye

日本語告別する kokubetsu suru
中文告別 /告别 gàobié, 告辭 /告辞 gàocí
Portuguêsdespedir-se
Françaisdire adieu, faire ses adieux, prendre congé de
DeutschAbschied nehmen, sich verabschieden
Русскийпроща́ться proščátʹsja, прости́ться prostítʹsja, попроща́ться poproščátʹsja
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@misc{take_one_s_leave_2026,
  title = {take one's leave},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20one's%20leave},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}