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break away vs leave

leave vs break away

break away is not a noun while leave is a noun.

break away and leave both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
break away No No Yes No
leave Yes No Yes No
As verbs, leave is a hypernym of break away; that is, leave is a word with a broader meaning than break away:
  • break away: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
  • leave: go away from a place
Other hypernyms of break away include go away, go forth.
break away (noun) leave (noun)
the act of departing politely
permission to do something
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
break away (verb) leave (verb)
break off (a piece from a whole) leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run be survived by after one's death
move away or escape suddenly leave behind unintentionally
withdraw from an organization or communion go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
interrupt a continued activity move out of or depart from
go away from a place
leave or give by will after one's death
transmit (knowledge or skills)
put into the care or protection of someone
remove oneself from an association with or participation in
produce as a result or residue
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
act or be so as to become in a specified state
have left or have as a remainder
Difference between break away and leave

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