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leave

/ leave /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
have left or have as a remainder
"That left the four of us"
"19 minus 8 leaves 11"
Type of:
have
Verb group:
leave alone leave behind result lead
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
result in
"The water left a mark on the silk dress"
"Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
Type of:
bring about
Kinds of:
lead
Derived:
consequence effect outcome result event
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
yield give afford
Verb group:
admit allow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
go away from a place
"At what time does your train leave?"
"She didn''t leave until midnight"
"The ship leaves at midnight"
Opposites:
arrive get come
Kinds of:
go out depart take leave quit pop off
Derived:
departer leaver goer farewell leave-taking
Verb group:
exit go out get out depart pull up stakes
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
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"
Kinds of:
jilt abandon forsake desolate desert
Derived:
farewell leave-taking parting
Verb group:
forget
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 6
act or be so as to become in a specified state
"The inflation left them penniless"
"The president''s remarks left us speechless"
Type of:
make get
Verb group:
result lead
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 7
be survived by after one''s death
"He left six children"
"At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
Kinds of:
widow
Verb group:
bequeath will leave behind
Entails:
die decease perish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
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"
Type of:
refrain forbear
Kinds of:
let
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
noun Sense 9
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
"a ten day''s leave to visit his mother"
Type of:
time off
Kinds of:
furlough pass compassionate leave sabbatical sabbatical leave
noun Sense 10
permission to do something
"she was granted leave to speak"
Type of:
permission
verb Sense 11
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"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
leave office quit step down resign drop out
Verb group:
go forth go away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 12
put into the care or protection of someone
"He left the decision to his deputy"
"leave your child the nurse''s care"
Type of:
pass hand reach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 13
tell or deposit (information) knowledge
"give a secret to the Russians"
"leave your name and address here"
Type of:
tell
Derived:
giving conveyance imparting impartation
Verb group:
give bequeath will
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
noun Sense 14
the act of departing politely
"he disliked long farewells"
"he took his leave"
"parting is such sweet sorrow"
Type of:
departure going going away
Kinds of:
valediction
Derived:
separate part split depart start
verb Sense 15
leave behind unintentionally
"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"
"I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
Type of:
lose
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 16
leave or give by will after one''s death
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"
"My grandfather left me his entire estate"
Opposites:
disinherit disown
Type of:
give gift present
Kinds of:
devise pass on remember fee-tail entail
Derived:
will testament
Verb group:
leave behind impart give pass on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 17
move out of or depart from
"leave the room"
"the fugitive has left the country"
Opposites:
enter come in get into get in go into
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
go go away depart pop out file out
Derived:
farewell leave-taking parting exit issue
Verb group:
go forth go away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
128
Times Searched
3
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