take-leaveadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈteɪkliːv/, U.S.

/ˈteɪkˌliv/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to take leave at leave n.¹ Phrases 2a(a).

Etymology: < to take leave at leave n.¹ Phrases 2a(a). Compare earlier leave-taking n.

Now rare.

A. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to the act of taking one's leave; valedictory, parting, farewell; esp. designating a visit made for the purpose of bidding farewell.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [adjective] > farewell or leave-taking

valedatory1633

dismissory1647

valedictory1651

apopemptic1753

take-leave1782

goodbye1848

1782 J. Price Some Observ. Publ. intitled Trav. Europe (ed. 2) 104 This letter seems to have been intended as a take-leave blow at the character of Mr. Hastings.

1793 Hartlebourn Castle I. iii. 41 Mrs. Russell's restless spirit was rather more appeased by a take-leave visit from Lord and Lady Darrington.

1860 C. M. Yonge Hopes & Fears II. vii. 129 She rode up to the highest part of the down for a take-leave gaze.

1864 W. H. Smyth Addenda to Ædes Hartwellianae iv. 187 I accompanied his Lordship when he made his take-leave visit to the Bashaw of Tripoli.

1905 H. Rumbold Final Recoll. Diplomatist i. 9 On Easter Monday..my wife and I had a take-leave audience of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

†B. n.

The action or an act of taking one's leave, a leave-taking, a farewell; (also) a farewell visit. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1804 M. Nugent Jrnl. Resid. Jamaica 6 July (2002) 208 Dine at the mess; order the regiment grog, and the same entertainment, as a take leave, that they had on our arrival.

a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. v. 88 Going to almost every house in the parish, as a sort of take-leave .

1840 F. Trollope Michael Armstrong xvi. 168 'Tis cruel to have our darling taken away in this fashion, without one word of take-leave and blessing!

1841 J. F. Davis Sketches China I. vii. 201 The visit from Châng was intended as a take-leave, a day or two hence being fixed for his return to the emperor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	take-leave
释义	take-leaveadj.n. Brit. /ˈteɪkliːv/, U.S. /ˈteɪkˌliv/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to take leave at leave n.¹ Phrases 2a(a). Etymology: < to take leave at leave n.¹ Phrases 2a(a). Compare earlier leave-taking n. Now rare. A. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to the act of taking one's leave; valedictory, parting, farewell; esp. designating a visit made for the purpose of bidding farewell. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [adjective] > farewell or leave-taking valedatory1633 dismissory1647 valedictory1651 apopemptic1753 take-leave1782 goodbye1848 1782 J. Price Some Observ. Publ. intitled Trav. Europe (ed. 2) 104 This letter seems to have been intended as a take-leave blow at the character of Mr. Hastings. 1793 Hartlebourn Castle I. iii. 41 Mrs. Russell's restless spirit was rather more appeased by a take-leave visit from Lord and Lady Darrington. 1860 C. M. Yonge Hopes & Fears II. vii. 129 She rode up to the highest part of the down for a take-leave gaze. 1864 W. H. Smyth Addenda to Ædes Hartwellianae iv. 187 I accompanied his Lordship when he made his take-leave visit to the Bashaw of Tripoli. 1905 H. Rumbold Final Recoll. Diplomatist i. 9 On Easter Monday..my wife and I had a take-leave audience of the Prince and Princess of Wales. †B. n. The action or an act of taking one's leave, a leave-taking, a farewell; (also) a farewell visit. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1804 M. Nugent Jrnl. Resid. Jamaica 6 July (2002) 208 Dine at the mess; order the regiment grog, and the same entertainment, as a take leave, that they had on our arrival. a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. v. 88 Going to almost every house in the parish, as a sort of take-leave . View more context for this quotation 1840 F. Trollope Michael Armstrong xvi. 168 'Tis cruel to have our darling taken away in this fashion, without one word of take-leave and blessing! 1841 J. F. Davis Sketches China I. vii. 201 The visit from Châng was intended as a take-leave, a day or two hence being fixed for his return to the emperor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1782
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