The river bus leaves from Pier 4.
This sentence is from Oxford Advance Learner Dictionary. Do we need ''from'' after the word ''leave''?
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For me in British English the "from" is needed. The phrase "The river bus leaves Pier 4" begs the question "When (at what time) does it leave?".– AdrianHHHCommented Oct 6, 2017 at 12:48
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Consider transitive AND preposition-based forms such as #1 The train leaves London from Victoria Station and #2 The train leaves Victoria Station from platform 3. The primary object (London in #1, Victoria Station in #2) is always the more "general" location. Essentially, it identifies the starting point from the broader perspective of the entire journey. The "secondary" object (Victoria Station in #1, platform 3 in #2) more precisely identifies the exact location where the act of leaving occurred. Obviously, there can be some overlap, as evidenced by my examples.– FumbleFingersCommented Oct 6, 2017 at 13:28
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@FumbleFingers The train leaves Victoria Station sounds OK to me because it is such a huge thing. The river bus leaves pier 4 does indeed sound like it needs an at eight am as AdrianHHH said– mplungjanCommented Oct 6, 2017 at 14:04
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@mplungjan: I bet if you actually worked on the ferries you'd be more inclined to say things like The ferry just left pier 4. It's all a matter of perspective, but I'm sure most native speakers would be quite happy with both of my earlier examples. Where Victoria Station can be referenced with or without a preposition - depending on its spatial overlap with the other specified location if present (if not, it's really just a stylistic choice).– FumbleFingersCommented Oct 6, 2017 at 14:17
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When the ferry leaves the pier, it is leaving a landmass. When the bus is leaving, it is leaving a street– mplungjanCommented Oct 6, 2017 at 14:18
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Seldomly, Yes. 'From' before 'leave' is usually found in sentences.
Look at this One.
Jack was from Canada, before the leave.
Now look at this One.
Jack was to leave, from Canada.
They are in the same meaning, but the words are replaced, insuring it's not in a different context.
Therefore, Yes, we can either do from before leave, or leave before from, if we put it into its correct context.
