Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, leave. / (often with of) To depart.

plural of leaving do

Leave (vacation) from employment whose conclusion (end) coincides with the conclusion of the employment.

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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take leave

past participle of take leave

simple past tense of take leave

present participle of take leave

A period of absence from work taken by an employee due to a personal matter, either illness or death.

(UK, historical) A licence or permit given to a convict or prisoner to go out and work before the expiration of his sentence, subject to certain conditions.