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 Definitions of Leave  [liv]  

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Definition of 'Leave' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) leave
to go out of or away from, as a place:
to leave the house.

2.  leave
to depart from permanently; quit:
to leave a job.

3.  leave
to let remain behind:
The bear left tracks in the snow.

4.  leave
to let stay or be as specified:
to leave a motor running.

5.  leave
to let (a person or animal) remain in a position to do something without interference:
We left him to his work.

6.  leave
to let (a thing) remain for another's action or decision:
We left the details to the lawyer.

7.  leave
to give in charge; deposit; entrust:
Leave the package with my neighbor.

8.  leave
to stop; cease; give up:
She left music to study engineering.

9.  leave
to turn aside from; abandon or disregard:
We will leave this subject for now.

10.  leave
to give for use after one's death or departure:
to leave all one's money to charity.

11.  leave
to have remaining after death:
He leaves a wife and three children.

12.  leave
to have as a remainder after subtraction:
2 from 4 leaves 2.

13.  leave
Nonstandard.

14. (v.i.) leave
to go away, depart, or set out:
We leave for Europe tomorrow.

15.  leave
leave off,

16.  leave
to stop; cease; discontinue.

17.  leave
to stop using or wearing.

18.  leave
to omit.

19.  leave
leave out, to omit; exclude.

20. (n.) leave
permission to do something:
to beg leave to go.

21.  leave
permission to be absent, as from work or military duty:
to get leave after basic training.

22.  leave
the time this permission lasts:
30 days' leave.

23.  leave
the bowling pin or pins in upright position after the bowl of the first ball.

24. (v.i.) leave
to leaf.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME leven,lefleaf)

Definition of 'Leave' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) leave, leave of absence
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
"a ten day's leave to visit his mother"

2. (noun) leave
permission to do something
"she was granted leave to speak"

3. (verb) farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting
the act of departing politely
"he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

4. (verb) leave, go forth, go away
go away from a place
"At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

5. (verb) leave
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
"She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"

6. (verb) leave
act or be so as to become in a specified state
"The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"

7. (verb) leave, leave alone, leave behind
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
"leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

8. (verb) exit, go out, get out, leave
move out of or depart from
"leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"

9. (verb) leave, allow for, allow, provide
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
"This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

10. (verb) leave, result, lead
have as a result or residue
"The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

11. (verb) leave, depart, pull up stakes
remove oneself from an association with or participation in
"She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

12. (verb) entrust, leave
put into the care or protection of someone
"He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

13. (verb) bequeath, will, leave
leave or give by will after one's death
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

14. (verb) leave
have left or have as a remainder
"That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"

15. (verb) leave, leave behind
be survived by after one's death
"He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

16. (verb) impart, leave, give, pass on
transmit (knowledge or skills)
"give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"

17. (verb) forget, leave
leave behind unintentionally
"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"


Definition of 'Leave' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) leave
to go away from a place
I'm leaving in ten minutes.; He left last night for Spain.

2.  leave
leave home
to leave your home permanently
She left home at 16.

3.  leave
to stop working at a place or going to school permanently
He left the company last month.; She's leaving after 15 years.

4.  leave
leave school
to stop going to school permanently
She left school at 16.

5.  leave
to forget to bring sth with you
I left my credit card at the store.

6.  leave
to put sth in a place and go away from it
Leave the package on the front porch.

7.  leave
to cause a particular condition or emotion to remain after going away
Don't leave the light on.; He left the business a complete mess.; The storm left thousands of people homeless.; I was left with the feeling that he was mad at me.; The experience left me worrying about my health.

8.  leave
left
remaining
There was no food left.; We looked at what was left of our house.

9.  leave
left over
remaining after everything else has been used
There was only a little cake left over.

10.  leave
to not do sth, in order to do it later or so that sb else does it
I left that to do last.; Leave it to me to figure that out.

11.  leave
leave sth to sb
to end a relationship in which you live with sb
She left him for another man.

12.  leave
to indicate who will get your money or property when you die
She left everything to her sons.

13.  leave
leave something/much/a lot to be desired
indicates sth is not very good
His acting left a lot to be desired.

14. (noun) leave
time when you are allowed to be away from work
the policy for sick leave; soldiers on leave


Definition of 'Leave' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Leave
liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license

2. (noun) Leave
the act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go

3.  Leave
to withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house

4.  Leave
to let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed

5.  Leave
to cease from; to desist from; to abstain from

6.  Leave
to desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish

7.  Leave
to let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge

8.  Leave
to put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators

9.  Leave
to have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece

10. (verb) Leave
to send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out

11. (verb) Leave
to raise; to levy

12. (verb) Leave
to depart; to set out

13. (verb) Leave
to cease; to desist; to leave off


Translation of 'Leave' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to go away or depart from, often without intending to return
He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: los, verlaat Arabic flag Arabic: يُغادِر، يُسافِر، يَتْرُك Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: напускам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: deixar Czech flag Czech: odejít; opustit German flag German: verlassen, aufgeben
Danish flag Danish: forlade Greek flag Greek: φεύγω (από) Spanish flag Spanish: irse, marcharse
Estonian flag Estonian: lahkuma Farsi flag Farsi: ترک کردن Finnish flag Finnish: lähteä
French flag French: quitter, partir Hebrew flag Hebrew: לָלֶכֶת, לַעֲזוֹב Hindi flag Hindi: चले जाना
Croatian flag Croatian: ostaviti, otići Hungarian flag Hungarian: elmegy; elutazik Indonesian flag Indonesian: meninggalkan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fara, yfirgefa Italian flag Italian: lasciare; partire Japanese flag Japanese: 去る
Korean flag Korean: 떠나다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išeiti, išvykti, mesti Latvian flag Latvian: aiziet; aizbraukt
Malay flag Malay: meninggalkan Dutch flag Dutch: verlaten, weggaan Norwegian flag Norwegian: dra/reise sin vei
Polish flag Polish: opuścić, wyjść Persian flag Persian: ترک کردن Pashto flag Pashto: پريښودل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: deixar Romanian flag Romanian: a părăsi; a pleca Russian flag Russian: уходить, уезжать;покидать
Slovak flag Slovak: odísť Slovenian flag Slovenian: zapustiti, odpotovati Serbian flag Serbian: otići
Swedish flag Swedish: lämna, ge sig av Thai flag Thai: ออกจาก Turkish flag Turkish: ayrılmak, terketmek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 離開 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: від'їжджати, переїжджати Urdu flag Urdu: رخصت ہونا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bỏ đi Chinese flag Chinese: 离开

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