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He has been given compassionate leave to be with his father, who is seriously ill with lung cancer.
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compassionate leave — noun (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
compassionate leave — N UNCOUNT Compassionate leave is time away from your work that your employer allows you for personal reasons, especially when a member of your family dies or is seriously ill … English dictionary
compassionate leave — com.passionate leave n [U] special permission to have time away from work because one of your relatives has died or is very ill … Dictionary of contemporary English
compassionate leave — com,passionate leave noun uncount time away from work that you are allowed to have because someone in your family is sick or has died … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compassionate leave — noun a period of absence from work granted as the result of particular personal circumstances, especially the death of a close relative … English new terms dictionary
compassionate leave — noun (U) special permission to have time away from work because one of your relatives has died or is very ill … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compassionate leave — UK / US noun [uncountable] time away from work that you are allowed to have because someone in your family is ill or has died … English dictionary
leave — [liːv] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES time that you are allowed to be absent from your work: • The company offers attractive benefits, including five weeks leave per year. • The Los Gatos School District has hired 21 new teachers to replace… … Financial and business terms
leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
