View synonyms for leave-taking

leave-taking

[ leev-tey-king ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a saying farewell; a parting or goodbye; departure:
His leave-taking was brief.

leave-taking

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75

Even the vacation-happy George W. Bush took offense at the length and timing of congressional leave-taking.

As Perker said this, he looked towards the door, with an evident desire to render the leave-taking as brief as possible.

French leave is preferable to a formal leave-taking upon such occasions.

But that night after his prolonged leave-taking Sara Lee went upstairs to her room and faced the situation.

We had a very affectionate leave-taking, and a body of the natives escorted us for the first 100 miles or so of our trip.

When the summer holidays were over, Salo and Bruno moved into town, but even this leave-taking did not prove very hard.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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