Definitions for Leave
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Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leave, leave of absencenoun

   the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

   "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"

2. leavenoun

   permission to do something

   "she was granted leave to speak"

3. farewell, leave, leave-taking, partingverb

   the act of departing politely

   "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

4. leave, go forth, go awayverb

   go away from a place

   "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

5. leaveverb

   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. leaveverb

   act or be so as to become in a specified state

   "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"

7. leave, leave alone, leave behindverb

   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. exit, go out, get out, leaveverb

   move out of or depart from

   "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"

9. leave, allow for, allow, provideverb

   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. leave, result, leadverb

    have as a result or residue

    "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

11. leave, depart, pull up stakesverb

    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. entrust, leaveverb

    put into the care or protection of someone

    "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

13. bequeath, will, leaveverb

    leave or give by will after one's death

    "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

14. leaveverb

    have left or have as a remainder

    "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"

15. leave, leave behindverb

    be survived by after one's death

    "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

16. impart, leave, give, pass onverb

    transmit (knowledge or skills)

    "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"

17. forget, leaveverb

    leave behind unintentionally

    "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Leaveverb

   to send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out

   Etymology: [See Levy.]

2. Leaveverb

   to raise; to levy

   Etymology: [See Levy.]

3. Leavenoun

   liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license

   Etymology: [See Levy.]

4. Leavenoun

   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

   Etymology: [See Levy.]

5. Leave

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

   Etymology: [See Levy.]

6. Leave

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

   Etymology: [See Levy.]

7. Leave

   to cease from; to desist from; to abstain from

   Etymology: [See Levy.]

8. Leave

   to desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish

   Etymology: [See Levy.]

9. Leave

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

   Etymology: [See Levy.]

10. 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

    Etymology: [See Levy.]

11. 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

    Etymology: [See Levy.]

12. Leaveverb

    to depart; to set out

    Etymology: [See Levy.]

13. Leaveverb

    to cease; to desist; to leave off

    Etymology: [See Levy.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leave

   Leave is Singaporean Mandopop artist Stefanie Sun's fourth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 21 May 2002 by Warner Music Taiwan. The album features the English and Mandarin version of "一起走到", the theme song of Sing Singapore for the 2002 National Day Parade. The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2002 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Leave

   lēv, n. permission: liberty granted: formal parting of friends: farewell. [A.S. leáf, permission, cog. with leóf, dear. See Lief.]

2. Leave

   lēv, v.t. to allow to remain: to abandon, resign: to quit or depart from: to have remaining at death: to bequeath: to refer for decision.—v.i. to desist: to cease: to depart:—pr.p. leav′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. left.—Leave alone, to let remain undisturbed; Leave in the dark, to conceal information from; Leave off, to desist, to terminate: to give up using; Leave out, to omit.—Get left (coll.), to be beaten or left behind; Take French leave (see French); Take leave, to assume permission: to part, say farewell. [A.S. lǽfan, to leave a heritage (láf), lifian, to be remaining.]

3. Leave

   lēv, v.t. (Spens.) to levy, to raise.

4. Leave

   lēv, v.i. to put out leaves.—adj. Leaved, furnished with leaves: made with folds.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. leave

   Permission to be absent from the ship for the day. (See ABSENCE, LIBERTY.)--French leave. Going on shore without permission.--Long leave. Permission to be absent for a number of days.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Give
   • Have
   • Lose
   • Make
   • Permission
   • Refrain
   • Tell
   • Time Off

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Leave' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #573

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Leave' in Written Corpus Frequency: #333

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Leave' in Nouns Frequency: #1732

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Leave' in Verbs Frequency: #29

How to pronounce Leave?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Leave in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Leave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Leave in a Sentence

1. Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

   Nowadays, only one out of two people who go to Syria have been detected before they leave. We need to tighten the net on the surveillance of radicalized and dangerous people.

2. Michael Gove:

   If it had been left entirely to me, the Leave campaign would have had a slightly different feel.

3. Liana Mendoza:

   She’s got some fans but hasn’t she switched over to the whole Disney thing or something, i don’t know if that fits anymore, but who knows. Well you leave an Emmy award-winning show. I would think that’s kind of a step back.

4. President Barack Obama:

   You suddenly start to realize it's happened in France, in Belgium, in Canada. Lord knows what happened in the last day or so down in Texas and elsewhere around the country, you start to realize this isn't something we can just leave to page seven in the newspaper.

5. Bob Pinnegar:

   Each passing month further escalates the risk of losing an ever increasing amount of rental housing, ultimately jeopardizing the availability of safe, sustainable and affordable housing for all Americans, flawed eviction moratoriums leave renters with insurmountable debt and housing providers holding the bag as our nation's housing affordability crisis spirals into a housing affordability disaster.

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