Meaning of by your leave | Babel Free
Definitions
- With your permission.
- Request for permission.
Examples
“Sir I weare my weapon for mine owne defence, And by your leaue will weare it yet a while.”
“Miſtris Ford, by my troth you are very wel met: / by your leaue good Miſtris.”
“She leaned over and picked up Lightning. "By your leave, your Grace."”
“"By your leave, Mr. Turner" […] "By YOUR leave, Mr. Norrington."”
“1897, Shanghai Mercury, Shanghai by Night and Day: Illustrated by 23 Reproductions from Photographs. Vol. I. The natives have gathered on the top of every grave mound near by and though many resent the riding over their fields without a so much as a 'By your leave' […]”
“1946, Konstantin Trenev, In a Cossack Village, and Other Stories He picked flowers without so much as a 'by your leave.'”
“One minute I'm a leper with a trade, next minute my livelihood's gone. Not so much as a by-your-leave!”
“1986, Judith A. Jance, Trial by Fury 'To a place you've broken into without so much as a by-your-leave, to say nothing of a search warrant?'”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.