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LEAVING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of departing
Synonyms:
departure; going; going away; leaving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("leaving" is a kind of...):
act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leaving"):
breaking away (departing hastily)
farewell; leave; leave-taking; parting (the act of departing politely)
French leave (an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell))
disappearance; disappearing (the act of leaving secretly or without explanation)
withdrawal (the act of withdrawing)
sailing (the departure of a vessel from a port)
boarding; embarkation; embarkment (the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft)
exit (the act of going out)
despatch; dispatch; shipment (the act of sending off something)
takeoff (a departure; especially of airplanes)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb leave
Context examples:
The act of leaving a destination.
(Departure, NCI Thesaurus)
They may also have a fear of being alone or have trouble leaving their home.
(Agoraphobia, NCI Dictionary)
This would reduce the weathering from the solar wind, leaving brighter regions over protected areas.
(NASA Research Gives New Insights into How the Moon Got 'Inked', NASA)
The northern Southwest had as many as 40,000 people in the mid-1200s, but within 30 years it was empty, leaving a mystery.
(Scientists chart a baby boom in southwestern Native Americans from 500 to 1300 A.D., NSF)
The collision ripped the dwarf to shreds, leaving its stars moving on very radial orbits, like needles.
(The Gaia Sausage: the major collision that changed the Milky Way, University of Cambridge)
One young man managed to rupture the back of his throat during this manoeuvre, leaving him barely able to speak or swallow, and in considerable pain.
(Blocking A Sneeze, Man Ruptures Throat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Project scientists say the system uses less energy than having rovers speak directly to Earth, leaving more power for scientific activities.
(Moon to Get Its Own Mobile Network, VOA)
But studies have found that blood leaving the lungs has more platelets and fewer progenitor cells than blood entering the lungs.
(An overlooked role for lungs in blood formation, NIH)
I dread Jonathan leaving me, and I know that he would surely go if the others went.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
With a renewal of tenderness, however, they returned to her room on leaving the dining-parlour, and sat with her till summoned to coffee.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
