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leaving home

leaving home is the present participle and gerund of leave home.

Meaning of leave home

Verb

leave home (third-person singular simple present leaves home, present participle leaving home, simple past and past participle left home)

  1. (idiomatic) To stop living with one's parents.

Questions about leaving home

What is leaving home the present participle and gerund of?
Leaving home is the present participle and gerund of leave home.

Words near leaving home in the dictionary

  1. leaving do
  2. leaving dos
  3. leaving for dead
  4. leaving group
  5. leaving groups
  6. leaving home
  7. leaving it all out there
  8. leaving it alone
  9. leaving it at that
  10. leaving it be
  11. leaving it out

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