absent without leave

ab·sent with·out leave

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [adjective, preposition ab-suh nt with-out, with- leev]
- /adjective, preposition ˈæb sənt wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- liv/
- /ˈæbsənt wɪˈðaʊt liːv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective, preposition ab-suh nt with-out, with- leev]
- /adjective, preposition ˈæb sənt wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- liv/

Definitions of absent without leave words

noun absent without leave absent from duty without official permission but with no intention of deserting 3
adjective absent without leave soldier: missing 1
adjective absent without leave In the armed forces, being absent from one's post without prior authorization. 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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french leave — Sometimes Offensive. a departure without ceremony, permission, or notice: Taking French leave, he evaded his creditors.
desertion — the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned
hooky — unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky): On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go fishing.
truancy — the act or state of being truant.
awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.

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