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P. T. Barnum

Meaning of "leaving" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEAVING

leaving  [ˈliːvɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEAVING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leaving 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 LEAVING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of leaving in the English dictionary

The definition of leaving in the dictionary is a departure.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEAVING


approving
əˈpruːvɪŋ
believing
bɪˈliːvɪŋ
carving
ˈkɑːvɪŋ
deceiving
dɪˈsiːvɪŋ
deserving
dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ
disbelieving
ˌdɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ
grieving
ˈɡriːvɪŋ
hairweaving
ˈhɛəˌwiːvɪŋ
high-achieving
ˌhaɪəˈtʃiːvɪŋ
improving
ɪmˈpruːvɪŋ
Irving
ˈɜːvɪŋ
moving
ˈmuːvɪŋ
school-leaving
ˌskuːlˈliːvɪŋ
serving
ˈsɜːvɪŋ
sleeving
ˈsliːvɪŋ
starving
ˈstɑːvɪŋ
thieving
ˈθiːvɪŋ
unbelieving
ˌʌnbɪˈliːvɪŋ
unreeving
ʌnˈriːvɪŋ
weaving
ˈwiːvɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEAVING

leave out
leave someone alone
leave someone cold
leave someone in the lurch
leave someone or something in the dust
leave someone to himself
leave someone to his own devices
leave the field
leave well alone
leave-taking
leaved
leaven
leavened bread
leavening
leavenous
Leavenworth
leaver
leaves
leaving present
leavings

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEAVING

caving
craving
driving
energy saving
energy-saving
engraving
face-saving
flag-waving
fuel-saving
interweaving
life-saving
line-engraving
paving
photoengraving
raving
saving
shaving
space-saving
steel engraving
time-saving
wood engraving

Synonyms and antonyms of leaving in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEAVING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «leaving» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of leaving

Translation of «leaving» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEAVING

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

Translator English - Chinese

离开
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dejando
570 millions of speakers

English

leaving
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोड़ने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оставляя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deixando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

départ
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meninggalkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Austritt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

残す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

떠나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ninggalake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोडून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayrılma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

partenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pozostawiając
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залишаючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăsând
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφήνοντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lämnar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forlater
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leaving

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAVING»

The term «leaving» is very widely used and occupies the 3.821 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAVING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leaving» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leaving» 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 leaving

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10 QUOTES WITH «LEAVING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word leaving.
1
Jeffrey Archer
When I was deputy chairman I could travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh without leaving Tory land. In a two-week period I covered every constituency in which we had an MP. There were 14. Now we have only one. We appear to have given up.
2
Jeffrey Archer
I think my attitude to human beings has changed since leaving prison.
3
Michael Arrington
Leaving America means renouncing your citizenship, moving out of the country and leaving family and friends behind. You can retain your citizenship if you like, but you'll still be away from loved ones and still be paying taxes. You lose all the good stuff about America and have to keep all the bad stuff.
4
Robert Ballard
I believe in just enriching the economy. And we're leaving so much on the table, 72 percent of the planet.
5
P. T. Barnum
Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.
6
Roger Bart
Life changed at 40 for me, as predicted by my acting teacher when I was leaving college. I became more hirable and more interesting... I'm not sure why.
7
Dave Bautista
I had been struggling to get roles in Hollywood for three and a half years after leaving the WWE. Then I finally got an agent - the agent I have now. He's a great guy, but he turned me down three times before he even decided to take me on a as a client.
8
Eric Braeden
If we keep on ignoring and leaving children to their own devices at home, they become latchkey kids, and trust me, the consequences of that are not good.
9
Jonathan Brown
I can't see myself leaving the club I grew up supporting... it's one of those things, the money's great but I still get paid reasonably well from the Lions and at the end of the day I think job satisfaction is the No.1 priority and I just love it up here.
10
Des Browne
Are we prepared to tolerate a world in which countries which care about morality lay down their nuclear weapons, leaving others to threaten the rest of the world or hold it to ransom?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAVING»

Discover the use of leaving in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leaving and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Leaving
Bailey Flanagan leaves Bloomington after winning an audition for a musical in New York City, but she becomes worried about leaving her life--and love Cody Coleman--behind.
Karen Kingsbury, 2011
2
Leaving the Atocha Station
From a National Book Award finalist, this hilarious and profound first novel captures the angst of the young American abroad.
Ben Lerner, 2011
3
Leaving
Chancellor Rieger is leaving office. But does leaving office necessarily mean that he, his mistress and his extended family have to leave the state villa, which has been their home for years?
Vaclav Havel, 2013
4
Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave The Sciences
This intriguing book explores the reasons that lead undergraduates of above-average ability to switch from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into nonscience majors.
Elaine Seymour, 2008
5
Leaving Paradise
Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel and hit Maggie Armstrong.
Simone Elkeles, 2013
6
Leaving Home
This is David French's first play and the first part of what has come to be known as the Mercer Series. Leaving Home tells the story of a Newfoundland family that has emigrated and lost all sense of its place in the world.
David French, 2002
7
Leaving the Ivory Tower: The Causes and Consequences of ...
Graduate schools have faced attrition rates of approximately half since 1960. This study examines what is wrong with the structure of graduate education in its aim to locate the root cause of attrition in the social structure.
Barbara E. Lovitts, 2001
8
After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie
"It is a book that does not invite comparisons. . . . Its excellence is individual, intrinsic; it measures itself against itself."--Saturday Review of Literature
Jean Rhys, 1997
9
Leaving Home: The Art of Separating From Your Difficult Family
Replete with examples from Celani's twenty-six years of clinical practice, this book outlines the practical steps to leaving home."--BOOK JACKET.
David P. Celani, 2013
10
Leaving Springfield: The Simpsons and the Possibility of ...
This is a study of the television programme "The Simpsons" which focuses on the show's dual roles as subversive political satire and mainstream mass media hit.
John Alberti, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAVING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leaving is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Saban's wife had a key role in him leaving the Dolphins …
“As Moore was leaving, Terry pulled him aside and told him they they had to find a way to get her husband on the plane to Tuscaloosa the next ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Lineman leaving Mean Green to return home, run family farm …
When it comes to reasons for a player leaving a program, this one's likely a first. North Texas head coach Dan McCarney confirmed to Brett Vito ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Bull charges woman in Sydney's west, leaving her with serious injuries
A woman has been rushed to hospital with serious chest and lower leg injuries after being attacked by her bull in Sydney's west. The woman ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
WTMJ reporter-anchor Tom Murray leaving TV station for ministry
Reporter and weekend news anchor Tom Murray is leaving WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) to join the ministry staff at Oak Creek Assembly of God ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Espinosa fine after leaving Saturday's game | FOX Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) Already minus four of their expected eight regulars, the Washington Nationals avoided losing another player when Danny ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
6
Bruce Rondon's problem? He's leaving pitches over the plate, Brad …
The hard-throwing Detroit Tigers relief pitcher is simply leaving pitches over the plate of late, manager Brad Ausmus says. "He's throwing strikes ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
7
Cyber terrorist returns to the UK after leaving a US prison - Home …
Babar Ahmad, 41, has returned to his family in London after leaving prison last month. He was taken to the US in 2012, after fighting an ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Woman Leaving Tinley Park Concert Fatally Struck By Vehicle …
(STMW) — A 54-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash after attending a concert in south suburban Tinley Park early Saturday. «CBS Local, Jul 15»
9
Connecticut mother accused of leaving baby in hot car while she …
NORWALK, Conn. (WIAT) – A Connecticut mother is facing charges for leaving her baby in a hot car twice in one day. Hiroko Kurihara, 46, of ... «WKRN.com, Jul 15»
10
Augusta man followed, beaten after leaving Applebee's | The …
According to Bowen, after leaving Applebee's on Windsor Spring Road he noticed an unknown red vehicle following him. The victim stated that ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jul 15»

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