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   Leave

   /lēv/

   

   verb

   • 1. go away from: "she left New York on June 6" Similar depart fromgo away fromgo fromwithdraw fromretire fromtake oneself off fromexit fromtake one's leave ofpull out ofquitbe gone fromdecamp fromdisappear fromabandonvacateabsent oneself fromevacuatesay one's farewells/goodbyesmake offclear outmake oneself scarcecheck outabscond fromrun away fromflee (from)fly frombolt fromgo AWOLtake French leaveescape (from)informal:push offshove offcutcut and rundo a bunkdo a disappearing actsplitvamoosescootclear offtake offmake tracksup stickspack one's bagsflitsling one's hookset offheadmakebegin one's journeyset sailOpposite arrivecomestay
   • ▪ depart from permanently: "at the age of sixteen he left home"
   • ▪ cease attending (a school or college) or working for (an organization): "she is leaving NBC after 20 years" Similar quitgive upabandonmove fromresign fromretire frombow out ofstep down fromwithdraw fromget out ofpull out ofback out ofOpposite stay in
   • 2. allow to remain: "the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave"
   • ▪ remain to be used or dealt with: "she pours her brother's whiskey into what's left of her beer"
   • ▪ go away from a place without taking (someone or something): "the table was left in the house by the previous owner" Similar leave behindomit to takeforgetlosemislay
   • ▪ abandon (a spouse or partner): "her boyfriend left her for another woman" Similar abandondesertdiscardturn one's back oncast asidecast offjiltleave in the lurchleave high and drythrow overleave strandedbrush offinformal:dumpditchchuckdropwalk out onrun out onrat onleave flatgive someone the pushgive someone the elbowgive someone the big Ebin offarchaic:forsakeOpposite stay with
   • ▪ have as (a surviving relative) after one's death: "he leaves a wife and three children"
   • ▪ bequeath: "Harry had left her $5,000 a year for life" Similar bequeathwillendowhand downtransferconveymake overdemisedevise
   • 3. cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position: "he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks"
   • ▪ let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance: "infected people are often rejected by family and friends, leaving them to face this chronic condition alone" Similar entrusthand overpass onreferdelegateassignconsignallotgivecommit
   • ▪ cause to remain as a trace or record: "dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins" Similar causeproducegenerategive rise toresult in
   • ▪ deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to: "she left a note for me"

   noun

   • 1. (in pool, billiards, snooker, croquet, and other games) the position of the balls after a shot.

   Word Origin Old Englishlǣfan ‘bequeath’, also ‘allow to remain, leave in place’ of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben ‘remain’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLEAVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to go away from someone or something, for a short time or permanently: I'll be leaving at five o'clock tomorrow. He left the house by the back door. She left the group of people she was with and came over to speak to us. The bus leaves in five minutes. Fewer examples. I didn't leave the office until eight o'clock last night.

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   verb (used with object), left, leav·ing. to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house. to depart from permanently; quit: to leave a job. to let remain or have remaining behind after going, disappearing, ceasing, etc.: I left my wallet home. The wound left a scar. to allow to remain in the same place, condition, etc.:

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › leave_2leave noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of leave noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. leave. noun. /liːv/ [uncountable] Idioms. a period of time when you are allowed to be away from work for a holiday or for a special reason. to take a month’s paid/unpaid leave. How much annual leave do you get? on leave soldiers home on leave. She's on maternity leave.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionleave verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [intransitive, transitive] to go away from a person or a place. Come on, it's time we left (= time for us to leave). She left without saying goodbye. leave for something The plane leaves for Dallas at 12.35. What time do you have to leave for work? leave something The plane leaves Heathrow at 12.35. I hate leaving home.

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   [transitive] to make or allow someone or something to remain in a particular condition, place, etc. leave somebody/something (+ adj.) Leave the door open, please.

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   Leave definition, to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house. See more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › leaveLEAVE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   1 day ago · To leave an amount of something means to keep it available after the rest has been used or taken away.