take one's leave
Exit after farewells
To take one's leave is to depart, especially in a formal or deliberate way: After thanking the hosts, she took her leave.
The phrase suggests a proper or gracious exit rather than simply walking away.
It often appears in past tense: He took his leave of the committee and never returned.
Way to leave
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- departLeave a place
- retireCease employment permanently
- vacateLeave a place empty
parting · retreat · decampment · evacuation · exodus · emigration · relocation · disappear
Departing salutation
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- valedictionFormal parting statement
- partingAct of leaving another
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
swan song · finale · curtain call · sign-off · bon voyage · sayonara · au revoir · ciao
Formal parting statement
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- congeFormal permission to depart
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
propriety · decorum · ritual · convention · observance · custom · tradition · social grace
Respectful, considerate behavior
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- respectRegard with honor
- tactSensitivity in speech
consideration · deference · civility · decency · discretion · diplomacy · graciousness · apology
exit
Way to leave
vacate · parting · retreat · decampment · evacuation · exodus · emigration · relocation · disappear · vanish
goodbye
Departing salutation
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- valedictionFormal parting statement
- partingAct of leaving another
send-off · swan song · finale · curtain call · sign-off · bon voyage · sayonara · au revoir · ciao · cheerio
valediction
Formal parting statement
ceremony · propriety · decorum · ritual · convention · observance · custom · tradition · social grace
courtesy
Respectful, considerate behavior
tact · consideration · deference · civility · decency · discretion · diplomacy · graciousness · apology · propriety
take one's leavearrive
Reach a destination
make one's entrance · show up · come in · enter · put in an appearance
take one's leavesneak out
Leave without detection
slip away · slip out · ghost · do a runner · storm out
take one's leavestay
Remain in position
remain · linger · stick around · settle in · make oneself at home
take, takes, taken, taking, taker, takers, uptake, mistake, mistaken