Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To leave home; to stop living with one's parents.

  2. (idiomatic)To become independent; to begin to act without supervision or in ways that are not prescribed.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, nest.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. They leave the nest around spring.

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  2. Children all leave the nest one day.

    ruВсе дети однажды вылетают из гнезда. — marafon

    deAlle Kinder verlassen eines Tages ihr Nest. — Yorwba

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Forms

leaves the nest, leaving the nest, left the nest, left the nest
Base formleave the nest · to leave the nest
3rd person singularleaves the nest
Present participleleaving the nest
Past simpleleft the nest
Past participleleft the nest

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyleave the nest
he, she, itleaves the nest

Past simpleLesson

all personsleft the nest

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave left the nest
he, she, ithas left the nest

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill leave the nest

Synonyms

1 synonyms
fly the nest

Word family

2 related words
Relatedempty nestnidifugous

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
leatherA2leatherbackleaveA1leavenC2lech
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