Leave Request Form: Definition and How to Use It

Meaning 1：application for time off (Leave request form)

Leave request form 🔊

/liːv rɪˈkwest fɔːrm/

A paper or online form you fill out at work or school to ask for time off.

Person filling out a leave request form on a computer with calendar icon

application for time off 🔊

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/ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən fɔːr taɪm ɔːf/

A document used to formally request permission to be absent from work or school.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combines 'leave' (permission to be absent), 'request' (ask for), and 'form' (document).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine filling out a form and saying 'I need to leave' - that's a 'leave request form'.

📖 Example

Lisa filled out the leave request form because she needed to take two days off to care for her sick child. 🔊 Lisa filled out the leave request form because she needed to take two days off to care for her sick child.

🔗 Collocations

submit a leave request form – to hand in a leave request form for approval

fill out a leave request form – to complete the details on a leave request form

approve a leave request form – to officially grant permission for the leave

🔄 Synonyms

vacation request form (n.) – A form specifically for requesting vacation time.

absence request form (n.) – A form used to request absence from duty.

time-off request form (n.) – Another term for a leave request form.

🚫 Antonyms

duty roster (n.) – A schedule that assigns work shifts, opposite of taking leave.

attendance sheet (n.) – A record of presence, the opposite of a leave request.

🌱 Derivatives

leave (n./v.) – Permission to be absent; to go away.

request (n./v.) – An act of asking for something.

form (n.) – A document with fields to be filled in.

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from modern HR practices in the 20th century, standardizing employee leave procedures in workplaces and schools.