← BackshareGuessleave taking/ˈlivˌteɪkɪŋ/nounThe act of saying goodbye; a farewell.Their leave-taking at the airport was emotional and full of hugs.She wrote a short poem as a leave-taking for her classmates.The ceremony was a formal leave-taking for the retiring ambassador.SynonymsadieufarewellgoodbyeAntonymsarrivalgreeting