About The Word Leave
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Leave Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Leave?
[n] the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
[n] permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak" [n] the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" [v] 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" [v] be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" [v] leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [v] 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" [v] go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" [v] move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" [v] leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" [v] tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [v] put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" [v] 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" [v] result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [v] 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" [v] act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" [v] have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" Synonyms | Synonyms for Leave: allow | allow for | bequeath | depart | entrust | farewell | forget | go away | go forth | lead | leave alone | leave behind | leave of absence | leave-taking | parting | provide for | pull up stakes | result | will Related Terms | Find terms related to Leave: abandon | abdicate | abrupt | abscondence | absence | absence without leave | absentation | absenteeism | absenting | abstain from | accord | add a codicil | adieu | admission | admit | alienate | allow | allowance | aloha | assign | authorization | AWOL | back out | bar | be getting along | be gone | be off | be pensioned | be superannuated | beat it | beg off | bequeath | bereave | bud | burgeon | burst forth | buzz off | cast off | cast out | cease | cede | charter | check out | come away | commit | conge | consent | consign | count out | cry off | cut | cut adrift | cut off | cut out | day off | decamp | default | delete | demise | demit | depart | depart from | departure | desert | desist | deviate from | devise | disappear | disappearance | disarticulate | discard | disconnect | discontinue | disengage | disjoin | disjoint | dispensation | dispense | disregard | dissociate | disunite | divide | divorce | doch-an-dorrach | drop out | eject | eliminate | entail | entrust | escape | estrange | evacuate | except | exclude | excused absence | execute a will | exit | expel | farewell | fleeing | flit | flourish | fly | forbear | forget | forsake | freedom | French leave | furlough | gang along | gemmate | germinate | get along | get away | get off | get on | get under way | give | give leave | give over | give permission | give the go-ahead | give the word | give up | go | go along | go away | go back on | go off | go on | Godspeed | goldbrick | good-bye | goof off | grant | grow | grow rank | hand down | hand on | holiday | hooky | ignore | isolate | jettison | jilt | jump | leaf | leaf out | leave behind | leave flat | leave loose ends | leave of absence | leave off | leave out | leave over | leave undone | leave-taking | leaving | let | let alone | let be | let dangle | let go | liberty | license | lose | luxuriate | make | make a bequest | make a will | make an exit | make possible | malinger | march off | maroon | mislay | miss | mosey | move away | move off | move out | neglect | nonappearance | nonattendance | OK | okay | omit | orphan | overgrow | overrun | paid holiday | paid vacation | part | parting | parting words | pass on | pass over | pass up | patent | pension off | permission | permission to enter | permit | pretermit | procrastinate | pull away | pull back | pull out | pull up stakes | pullulate | push off | put forth | put forth leaves | put out buds | quit | quit cold | recess | refrain from | reject | release | relinquish | render | renege | renounce | renounce the throne | resign | retire | retire from office | retreat | riot | root | run | run off | running away | sabbatical | sabbatical leave | sabbatical year | sanction | sashay | sashay off | say goodbye to | say the word | scram | segregate | send-off | separate | sequester | set apart | set aside | set off | shirk | shoot | shoot up | shore leave | shove off | shut off | sick leave | skedaddle | skip | slack | special permission | split | sprout | sprout up | stagger along | stand aloof | stand apart | stand aside | stand down | step aside | stirrup cup | stop | strike root | subtract | superannuate | take flight | take leave of | take off | take root | take wing | throw off | throw out | throw over | ticket | ticket of admission | time off | toddle along | transfer | transmit | trifle | truancy | truantism | uncouple | unexcused absence | unyoke | up and go | up-anchor | upspear | upsprout | vacate | vacation | valediction | valedictorian | valedictory | valedictory address | vamoose | vegetate | viaticum | vouchsafe | vouchsafement | waiver | weekend | widow | will | will and bequeath | will to | wing it | withdraw | withdraw from | yield See Also | abandon | abandon | afford | beetle off | bolt | bolt out | break away | bring about | bugger off | bunk | buzz off | change | come away | compassionate leave | decamp | decease | depart | departure | desert | desolate | devise | die | drop out | eject | empty | exit | expire | file out | flee | fly | forsake | fuck off | furlough | get | get off | gift | give | give | go | go | going | going away | hand | have | hightail | hop out | jilt | lam | leave office | leaving | let | liberty | linger | log off | log out | lose | make | move | part | pass | pass | pass | pass away | pass on | perish | permission | pop off | pop out | present | pull out | quit | quit | reach | remember | resign | reward | ride away | ride off | run | run away | run off | run out | rush away | rush off | sabbatical | sabbatical leave | scarper | scram | set forth | set off | set out | shore leave | sick leave | skip | slip away | sneak away | sneak off | sneak out | start | start out | steal away | step down | step out | take flight | take leave | take off | tarry | tell | terminal leave | time off | turn over | turn tail | undock | vacate | valediction | vamoose | walk away | walk off | walk out | widow | yield Leave In Webster's Dictionary \Leave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Leaving}]
To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. --G.
Fletcher.
\Leave\, v. t. [See {Levy}.] To raise; to levy. [Obs.] An army strong she leaved. --Spenser. \Leave\, n. [OE. leve, leave, AS. le['a]f; akin to le['o]f pleasing, dear, E. lief, D. oorlof leave, G. arlaub, and erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. ? See {Lief}.] 1. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license. David earnestly asked leave of me. --1 Sam. xx. 6. No friend has leave to bear away the dead. --Dryden. 2. 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. A double blessing is a'double grace; Occasion smiles upon a second leave. --Shak. And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren. --Acts xviii. 18. {French leave}. See under {French}. Syn: See {Liberty}. \Leave\, v. i. 1. To depart; to set out. [Colloq.] By the time I left for Scotland. --Carlyle. 2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. ``He . . . began at the eldest, and left at the youngest.'' --Gen. xliv. 12. {To leave off}, to cease; to desist; to stop. Leave off, and for another summons wait. --Roscommon. |
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