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Ask someone to leave vs Ask someone’s leave

ask someone to leave

1. ask a person to depart from a place:

  • She said that what she had heard was self-explanatory and asked him to leave.

2. dismiss smb. from employment:

  • The company thought it did not look good, so they asked him to leave. They are very concerned about integrity…

ask someone’s leave—(formal) ask smb.’s permission:

  • When he offered her freedom to do as she wished, she asked his leave to join the Order.