french leave

French leave

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [french leev]
- /frɛntʃ liv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [french leev]
- /frɛntʃ liv/

Definitions of french leave words

noun french leave Sometimes Offensive. a departure without ceremony, permission, or notice: Taking French leave, he evaded his creditors. 1
noun french leave an unauthorized or unannounced absence or departure 0
noun french leave an unauthorized, unnoticed, or unceremonious departure; act of leaving secretly or in haste 0
noun french leave A sudden or unannounced departure, or one taken without permission. 0

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Origin of french leave

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for French leave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of French leave

french leave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% 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.

french leave usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for french leave

noun french leave

absent without leave — absent from duty without official permission but with no intention of deserting
absenteeism — Absenteeism is the fact or habit of frequently being away from work or school, usually without a good reason.
cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
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.

All 6 Synonyms of french leave