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Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the world we were young in.
Peter Medawar

Meaning of "take leave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE LEAVE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE LEAVE

take in good part
take in hand
take into consideration
take issue
take it
take it easy
take it into one´s head
take it on the chin
take it out of
take it to the wire
take leave of one´s senses
take liberties
take no notice of
take no prisoners
take note
take notice
take occasion
take odds
take off
take off one´s hat to

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE LEAVE

absent without leave
annual leave
by your 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
ticket of leave
weave

Synonyms and antonyms of take leave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «take leave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE LEAVE

Find out the translation of take leave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of take 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 «take leave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

请假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tomar licencia
570 millions of speakers

English

take leave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छुट्टी ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أخذ إجازة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прощаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tirar licença
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছুটি নাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prendre congé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ambil cuti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abschied nehmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

去るテイク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

떠나 걸릴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk cuti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lấy lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விட்டு விடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रजाघेणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

veda etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prendere un congedo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urlopu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прощатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ia pleca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάβει άδεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlof neem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta semester
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta permisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take leave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE LEAVE»

The term «take leave» is regularly used and occupies the 107.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE LEAVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about take leave

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QUOTES WITH «TAKE LEAVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word take leave.
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Peter Medawar
Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the world we were young in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE LEAVE»

Discover the use of take leave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take leave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Take leave and go
Roman.
Karel Schoeman, 1992
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Essential Guide to Family & Medical Leave, The
Intermittent and reduced-Schedule Leave An eligible employee may take leave all at one time or intermittently—that is, a day or two at a time—for his or her own serious health condition, to care for a family member with a serious health ...
Lisa Guerin, Deborah England, 2012
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Estimating Effects of Participation in Parental Leave on ...
Predicting Leave Status One goal for this study was to identify which factors contribute to a mother's decision to take leave and the barriers that deter working mothers from take-up. In addition, this study anticipated being able to create ...
Aelesia E. Pisciella, 2008
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Modernising Social Policy for the New Life Course
Fathers who take leave, like mothers, usually use it to work reduced hours. The rate rises to 40% for fathers who get paid parental leave via collective agreements, which is further evidence of the positive impact of financial support for raising ...
OECD, 2007
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Parental Leave: The Price of Family Values?
How long the leave is available for also influences the extent to which men take leave. Sweden clearly shows that male take up is influenced by the length of leave available. When the scheme was first established parental leave lasted for six ...
Helen Wilkinson, Ivan Briscoe, 1996
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order
Wanna. Although Charles relinquished almost every power of the crown, he would neither give up iris friends to punishment, nor desert what he “tamed his religious duty. Humu. TO LEAVE, TAKE LEAVE, BID FAREWEL, OR. ADIEU. LEAVE, is ...
George Crabb, 1816
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How Welfare States Care: Culture, Gender and Parenting in Europe
Indeed, in the Netherlands, which has a high level of fathers taking leave, most fathers who do take leave (70 percent) are public employees and receive quite a high percentage of their wage (75 percent). Such high payments seem crucial to  ...
Monique Kremer, 2007
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Equal Parenthood and Social Policy: A Study of Parental ...
operation, less than one-half of Swedish fathers take leave. Those who take leave use only a small percentage (an average of 19% ) of all days taken by parents. If parental leave became national policy in the United States, we would also ...
Linda Haas, 1992
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Reconciling Work and Family Responsibilities: Practical ...
Also to encourage fathers to take leave, some countries (Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Austria) provide that some of the parental leave can only be taken by the father and is lost if he does not take it. Box 6.2 1 provides examples on how ...
Catherine Hein, 2005
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The Complete Concordance to Shakspere: Being a Verbal Index ...
3 through the velvet leaves the wind — Iv. 3 (vers.) then leave this chat; and good líhon — iv, 3 1 will give viiu leave — v. 2 I'll leave It by degrees — т. 2 and so I take inv leave — v. Ï ki*s thy royal finger, and take leave — v. 2 we leave you now  ...
Mary Cowden- Clarke, 1870

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE LEAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term take leave is used in the context of the following news items.
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We're taking leave of our senses if we can't admit we go on holiday
Taking annual leave is a ghastly expression and suggests a far more ... So let's not take leave of our senses or our holidays; let's keep them – and fight for more. «The Independent, Jun 15»
2
Motherlode | How Does an Uber Driver Take Family Leave?
We live in a country where the only federal protection for a parent who wants to take leave when their child is born is the Family Medical Leave Act, a toothless ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
3
Business wins right to force workers to take leave
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox has welcomed the decision to give business greater control over the leave of workers. Alex Ellinghausen. «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
4
Council chief told to take leave amid overspend
A SENIOR council official charged with integrating health and social care services in the city has agreed to take time off from work amid concern of overspending ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jun 15»
5
WSU President Elson Floyd to take leave of absence to battle cancer
Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd will take a leave of absence from… more ... The WSU Board of Regents voted Friday to grant Floyd leave. «Puget Sound Business Journal, Jun 15»
6
Boss of Israel's major defense contractor Rafael forced to take leave
Israeli defense establishment put pressure on CEO Yedidia Yaari, following three recent incidents at defense contractor that angered them. By Amos Harel | May ... «Haaretz, May 15»
7
Paul Tanaka to take leave as mayor of Gardena, where he's still …
Gardena Mayor Paul Tanaka announced Thursday that he will take a leave of absence from City Hall while he fights federal charges that he obstructed justice ... «LA Daily News, May 15»
8
Queensland chief justice Tim Carmody takes leave on medical …
Queensland chief justice Tim Carmody will take leave for a month from Monday 18 ... of compensation leave and another week set aside for “chief justice duties, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
9
Sheryl Sandberg Won't Take Leave Of Absence From Facebook …
"Sandberg decided to return to Facebook -- rather than taking a leave -- on advice from child psychologists who suggested that kids often benefit by trying to get ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
10
Temasek Chief Executive Ho Ching to Take Leave of Absence
Ms. Ho will continue with her board duties while on leave, Temasek said in a statement on its website, without elaborating about when the sabbatical will begin ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»

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