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takes one's leave

takes one's leave is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's leave.

Meaning of take one's leave

Verb

take one's leave (third-person singular simple present takes one's leave, present participle taking one's leave, simple past took one's leave, past participle 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 18:18
    Synonyms:
    take leave
  2. say goodbye

Questions about takes one's leave

What is takes one's leave the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes one's leave is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's leave.

Words near takes one's leave in the dictionary

  1. takes one's eyes off the ball
  2. takes one's half out of the middle
  3. takes one's hat off to
  4. takes one's hook
  5. takes one's kit off
  6. takes one's leave
  7. takes one's life in one's hands
  8. takes one's medicine
  9. takes one's own hide to market
  10. takes one's own life
  11. takes one's pick

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