difference between leave and depart

[Rsgarg1110]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #128 "Ways of disapproving", question 1

There is no way that I can agree to you ......... early today.

(a) submitting
(b) renouncing
(c) leaving
(d) departing

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #128 "Ways of disapproving", answer 1

There is no way that I can agree to you leaving early today.

Correct answer: (c) leaving
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difference between leave and depart

[Alan]

Hi,

'Leave' is used for both people and transport 'going away from' but 'depart' is usually reserved for transport: The train departs at 6 pm and we also have the word 'departure' as in 'departure times' and the opposite meaning 'arrival times'.

Alan
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[Saneta]

leaving early today=apart from the morning today?
thanx

[Torsten]

Hi Saneta, I'm not sure I understand your question. Do you mean to ask if early today means early in the morning? Yes, early today means in the early morning.

TOEIC listening, question-response: Would you rather get a Blackberry or an I-phone?

[Saneta]

ook, but speaker means that he/she doesn't want to leave early morning himself/herself or with the other speaker?

thanks

[Beeesneees]

The speaker is saying that he cannot allow the other person to leave early. (Note that there is no indication that this is morning. In fact, the most likely scenario is a worker asking his boss if he can leave work early... for example, if he can possibly finish work at 4 p.m. instead of 5:30 p.m. or similar)
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