Usually means: Permission or consent to proceed.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word by-your-leave:

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  1. by-your-leave: Merriam-Webster
  2. by-your-leave: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. by-your-leave: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. by-your-leave, by-your-leave: Collins English Dictionary
  5. by-your-leave: Wiktionary
  6. by-your-leave: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. by-your-leave: Dictionary.com
  8. by-your-leave: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Similar:
way leave, leavetaking, by-way, thank you, good-bye, R.S.V.P., walk-away, thankyou, passerby, bye-street, more...

Opposite:
without permission, unannounced, unauthorized, unsanctioned

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Similar:
way leave, leavetaking, by-way, thank you, good-bye, R.S.V.P., walk-away, thankyou, passerby, bye-street, more...

Opposite:
without permission, unannounced, unauthorized, unsanctioned



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