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leaving for vs leaving to

Both phrases are correct, but they’re used in different contexts. "Leaving for" is used to indicate the destination or purpose of the departure, while "leaving to" indicates the action or intention of the departure.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"leaving for"

The phrase "leaving for" is used to indicate the destination or purpose of the departure. It is followed by a location or a reason for leaving.

Examples:

  • I am leaving for Paris tomorrow.
  • She is leaving for a business trip next week.
  • They are leaving for the airport now.
  • He is leaving for a new job opportunity.
  • We are leaving for a vacation in the mountains.
  • Apr 5, 2012 ... Which of the following is correct? I am leaving for London. I am leaving to London. I have always thought the first one is correct till I came ...
  • Aug 12, 2023 ... I remember leaving for uni and my parents never visited me. Not once! And I was a 3 hour drive away. Looking back, it would have been really ...
  • Sep 10, 2024 ... Leaving for tour next week! Chicago and Columbus are sold out, low tickets in Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle, LA.
  • Oct 23, 2023 ... Best way to say you're leaving for more money. So, I've started to passively apply for jobs ...
  • Sep 18, 2017 ... I don't mean the decision to leave my particular job - but the decision to leave for nothing. And that is because leaving for nothing is the ...
  • Can I Really Survive My Child Leaving for College? Yes. Here are 5 things I have learned along the way. Posted September 7, 2021 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods.
  • Who taught you this? “They are leaving for London tomorrow" is perfectly natural, ordinary, everyday English.
  • 3433 Followers, 999 Following, 60 Posts - Leaving For Arizona (@leavingforarizona) on Instagram: " NEW SINGLE - “Life Isn't About Getting Drunk And Eating ...
  • Oct 26, 2019 ... When you told me about your selfless decision to serve our country, my heart cried. Here's an open letter to my child leaving for the ...
  • Kids Leaving for College Can Feel Like Grief · It felt like a loss, and I've heard and read this from other moms too. It was similar to the grieving process when ...

Alternatives:

  • heading to
  • going to
  • departing for
  • setting off for
  • taking off for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"leaving to"

The phrase "leaving to" is used to indicate the action or intention of the departure. It is followed by a verb or an action.

Examples:

  • She is leaving to catch the train.
  • He is leaving to start a new life.
  • They are leaving to avoid the traffic.
  • I am leaving to get some fresh air.
  • We are leaving to explore the city.
  • Apr 5, 2012 ... Both are correct, but the first is more common modern parlance. Leaving to is likely an ellipsis of leaving to go to.
  • Dec 13, 2023 ... Was leaving to go the HubSpot office for meetings and my son told me I was "drippin". I don't generally leave the house and he's not used to ...
  • Sep 24, 2023 ... Callie leaving to NY is so unrealistic and wrong. It makes zero sense on why she would just pick up and leave to New York with somebody she was on and off with ...
  • Sep 19, 2024 ... Last bake before leaving to Italy for two weeks (see my stories)! From a beautifully shaped dough to Final Cut. I pushed the hydration pretty ...
  • Jul 24, 2022 ... When To Tell Current Employer I'm Leaving to Travel. So our staffing is not so great.. and we're struggling to keep staff on to deal with the ...
  • Jan 11, 2019 ... Meredith is experiencing a range of emotions before leaving to study abroad in Rome, Italy with AIFS for her spring semester.
  • Sep 6, 2010 ... Leaving "to be" out of sentences - please explain this to me?
  • Feb 17, 2019 ... Is the sentence "I am leaving to America in 2 days." grammatically correct if I want to say I am going to leave my country and go to America ...
  • Leaving To or Leaving For? by Mubashir (Lahore). Hi, What's the difference between "leaving to" and "leaving for"? Should I say: "I am leaving for Pakistan?
  • Dec 19, 2016 ... My girlfriend will be leaving to study abroad. Should I break up with her now to make it bearable when she does or is it possible to maintain a ...

Alternatives:

  • departing to
  • going to
  • heading to
  • setting off to
  • taking off to

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