leave-taking
leave-taking · leave-takings
дозвіл, відпустка, відгул
разрешение, отпуск, отгул
Abschied, Verabschieden, Abschiedsrede
The process of saying goodbyeThe process of saying goodbye.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of saying goodbye.
The diplomat's formal leave-taking took up most of the day.
(countable, uncountable)The act or process of taking leave (time away from work)
More definitions
- the act of departing politely
Forms
plural: leave-takingsSynonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.