Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for leave-taking. Search instead for Nap-taking.
Synonyms

leave-taking

American  
[leev-tey-king] / ˈlivˌteɪ kɪŋ /

noun

  1. a saying farewell; a parting or goodbye; departure.

    His leave-taking was brief.
leave-taking British  

noun

  1. the act of departing; a farewell

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of leave-taking

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The clip did not directly address his leave-taking from Fox or the reasons for it.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

He could be shed-a-tear somber in “Apopemptic,” which means leave-taking and is a tribute to Louis Andriessen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2021

Though state paid leave programs increase leave-taking by both men and women, women take longer leaves.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021

And that's I suppose why we left the leave-taking with Lois slightly more ambiguous, that she sort of pushed him away.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2020

He had told himself, as he walked to see his father, that any show of emotions, any hint of final leave-taking could imperil the escape.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.