by-your-leave

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy yoo r, yawr, yohr leev]
- /baɪ yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr liv/
- /baɪ jɔː(r) liːv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy yoo r, yawr, yohr leev]
- /baɪ yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr liv/

Definitions of by-your-leave word

noun by-your-leave a request for permission (esp in the phrase without so much as a by-your-leave) 3
noun by-your-leave with your permission 3
noun by-your-leave an apology for not having sought permission. 1
noun by-your-leave Alternative spelling of by your leave. 0

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Origin of by-your-leave

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for By-your-leave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of By-your-leave

by-your-leave popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.