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Meaning of "by-your-leave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BY-YOUR-LEAVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BY-YOUR-LEAVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
By-Your-Leave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BY-YOUR-LEAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of by-your-leave in the English dictionary

The definition of by-your-leave in the dictionary is a request for permission.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY-YOUR-LEAVE

by-bidder
by-blow
by-catch
by-election
by-form
by-line
by-liner
by-numbers
by-play
by-product
Byam Shaw
Byatt
Byblos
bycoket
byde
Bydgoszcz
bye
bye-bye
bye-byes
bye-election

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY-YOUR-LEAVE

absent without leave
annual leave
by your leave
cleave
compassionate leave
French leave
home leave
interleave
leave
maternity leave
on leave
parental leave
paternity leave
sabbatical leave
shore leave
sick leave
sleave
study leave
take leave
ticket of leave
weave

Synonyms and antonyms of by-your-leave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «by-your-leave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY-YOUR-LEAVE

Find out the translation of by-your-leave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by-your-leave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «by-your-leave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通过-YOUR-休假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por pedir permiso
570 millions of speakers

English

by-your-leave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्वारा ´आपकी छुट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من قبل لديك إجازة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по - вашему - отпуск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por -sua- licença
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাই-আপনার-ছুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

par -votre- congé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

By-your-leave
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

by- your- Urlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バイ·あなたの脱退
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

별 - 네 - 휴가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

By-your-leave
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

by- bạn - nghỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூலம் உங்கள்-விடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाय-आपल्या-थांबा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

by-your-izinli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

by - your- ferie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przez państwa- urlopu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

по -вашому - відпустку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- de dvs. , concediu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από - το - άδεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deur -jou- verlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

för- din - ledighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

by- din - permisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by-your-leave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY-YOUR-LEAVE»

The term «by-your-leave» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.097 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY-YOUR-LEAVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «by-your-leave» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «by-your-leave» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about by-your-leave

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY-YOUR-LEAVE»

Discover the use of by-your-leave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by-your-leave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
By Your Leave, Sir: The Story of a Wave
Becky McLeod, An American, Experiences Several London Air Raids During World War II And Decides To Become A Wave So She Can Perform A Job Close To The War And Allow The Men Of The Navy To Go To Sea And To The Battle Fronts.
Helen Hull Jacobs, 2012
2
Islam: Questions and Answers - the Heart Softeners
... “Allaahumma bika asbahnaa wa bika amsaynaa wa bika nayha wa bika namoot wa ilayka al-maseer (O Allaah, by Your leave we have reached the morning and by Your leave we have reached the evening, by Your leave we live and die, ...
Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, 2007
3
More than 1000 Sunan
In Sunan Aboo Daawood and At-Tirmidhee :151 In the morning, O Allah, by Your leave we have reached the morning and by Your leave we have reached the evening and by Your leave we live and die and to You is our destination . And in  ...
Shaykh Khaalid Al Husaynaan, 2006
4
Dialogos: Hellenic Studies Review
'Ten, by your leave.' 'And when does the train for Constantinople pass by?' 'When the sun has risen two or three flagstaffs high, by your leave.' 'Very well, Old Moscos, tomorrow I must be in Constantinople. So hire me a coach and bid the ...
David Ricks, Michael Trapp, 2014
5
La Belle assemblée: or, Bell's court and fashionable magazine
'1 just waited (by your leave) to change uiy clothes: I had (by your leave) a pair of dirty shoes on : the pool (by your leave) has become stagnant: he was (by your leave) merely a wandering beggar.' And so you go on, loaded with Ihose ...
6
Essays on the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland: ...
I just " waited (by your leave) to change my " clothes : I had (by your leave) a pair " of dirty shoes on : the pool (by your " leave) is hecome stagnant : He was " (by your leave) merely a wandering " beggar." And so you go on, loaded with those ...
Anne MacVicar Grant, 1811
7
Fortification of the Muslim Through Rememberance and ...
'O Allaah, by your leave we have reached the morning and by Your leave we have reached the evening, by Your leave we live and die and unto You is our resurrection/ In the evening: the evening and by Your leave we have reached the.
IslamKotob
8
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
2312 By your leave, sir! 410.60 Soul's Trag .2.295 Do the classes, hitherto without opinion, get leave to express it? 412.63 Soul's Trag. 2.403 Without their aid; when they leave us 414.11 Soul's Trag. 2.658 Was to create man and then leave ...
9
Robert Browning: Selected Poems
Ever affectionately and gratefully yrs, J Ruskin I am poor brother Lippo, by your leave! You need not clap your torches to my face. Zooks, what's to blame? you think you see a monk! What, it's past midnight, and you go the rounds, 5 And here  ...
John Woolford, Daniel Karlin, Joseph Phelan, 2013
10
The Poems of Browning: Volume Three: 1846 - 1861
Ever affectionately and gratefully yrs, J Ruskin I am poor brother Lippo, by your leave! You need not clap your torches to my face. Zooks, what's to blame? you think you see a monk! What, it's past midnight, and you go the rounds, 5 And here  ...
John Woolford, Daniel Karlin, Graduate Director for the School of English Daniel Karlin, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY-YOUR-LEAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by-your-leave is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MP Angela Rayner demands apology after Health Secretary failed to …
The Labour MP said: “The Secretary of State stole into my constituency like a thief in the night, without so much as a by-your-leave. “He failed to ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
2
The Ireland Invasion Scenario and holding all of Europe's Data
Like when the ESB man just waltzes in and reads the meter without so much as a by-your-leave. The Ireland Invasion Scenario goes something ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
3
The Touchy Subject of Touch
... hand on my thigh, or snuggles up against me in bed in a more intimate fashion without a by-your-leave, I have not thereby been assaulted. «Patheos, Jun 15»
4
National Lottery changes mean you'll be 12 times more likely to be …
Suddenly, without so much as a by-your-leave, operator Camelot has reduced our chances of a 'life-changing' payout by two-thirds. To put it ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
5
Microsoft deletes older Ask.com browser toolbars, but ignores …
... also install, the latter changed the default search engine in the browser from Google to Yahoo, without as much as a by-your-leave message. «Computerworld, Jun 15»
6
Dr. Know: How does the city decide when a new building is just too …
How does the BDS get away with making these decisions in some gluten-filled backroom, without so much as a by-your-leave from the ... «Willamette Week, Jun 15»
7
Nuri Bilge Ceylan Awakens Chekhov from a 'Winter Sleep'
... from her alcoholic husband, stays with them, although she will vanish halfway through the picture without a by-your-leave, out-rhetoricized by ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
8
Meditation can make you miserable, psychologist says
Several techie types come to my house and, without so much as a by-your-leave, they squat and stare into space. Some even take meditation ... «CNET, May 15»
9
How to Prevent Children From Suffering Dog Bites
... yet Fluffy can make an unceremonious exit without so much as a by-your-leave. It's confusing! Again, keep it simple. Dog rules are different. «NBC 6 South Florida, May 15»
10
Ed Vaizey challenged to keep promise of public libraries debate
... our heads in the sand if we trust local authorities and central government to dismantle library services without so much as a 'by-your-leave'. «The Guardian, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. By-Your-Leave [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/by-your-leave-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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