Meaning & use
leaving
The act of departing from a place, job, or situation.
See it in a sentence
Her leaving the company came as a surprise to everyone on the team.
He felt a pang of sadness leaving his childhood home for the last time.
A note on using this word
Leaving functions as a gerund and is often followed by a possessive, as in her leaving, rather than an object pronoun.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
arrivalstaying
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