Leaving home means to depart or go away from one's residence or dwelling. There are a number of synonyms for leave home, including move out, vacate, depart, exit, quit, or immigrate. Move out often describes leaving a home or apartment permanently, while vacate is used more for temporary departures such as vacations or when a home is being put up for sale. Depart is a general term for leaving a particular place, while exit is often used to describe leaving buildings or enclosed spaces. Quit is often used to describe leaving jobs or relationships and immigrate refers to leaving one country to settle permanently in another.