up and leave

verb

To leave abruptly.

Meanings

verbup and leave (third-person singular simple present up and leaves or ups and leaves, present participle up and leaving or upping and leaving, simple past and past participle up and left or upped and left)

present singular third person up and leaves · present singular third person ups and leaves · participle present up and leaving · participle present upping and leaving · participle past up and left · past up and left · participle past upped and left · past upped and left

  1. To leave abruptly.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Hebrew קם ועזב
  • קם ועזב (kam veazáv)leave abruptly
Italian prendere e andarsene
  • prendere e andarseneleave abruptly
Polish wziąć i
  • wziąć ileave abruptly
Romanian se lua și pleca
  • se lua și plecaleave abruptly
Spanish mandarse a cambiar, echarse el pollo
  • mandarse a cambiarleave abruptly
  • echarse el polloleave abruptly
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up and leave,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20and%20leave.

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