leaving
the act of departing
How often you will meet it
Rank 716 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 26,370 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.013% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the act of departing also: departure, going, going away
leaving in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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At this time I lamented the loss of my companions, and our misfortune in leaving the vessel.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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A day will be spent here, and leaving in the evening, the course will be taken towards Athens.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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All the time growing madder with restlessness, for who could tell if she might not be leaving town!
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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You are not in the least like him, and you will have reason to repent leaving tried to pass for him.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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The Fifth were civil to him, recognizing, perhaps, the expediency of leaving him alone ever since the incident of the cricket stump.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1