Noun | 1. | leave - the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" Synonyms: leave of absence |
2. | leave - permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak" | |
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Verb | 1. | leave - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
2. | 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" | |
3. | leave - act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" | |
4. | leave - 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" Synonyms: leave alone, leave behind | |
5. | leave - move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" | |
6. | leave - 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" | |
7. | leave - result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" | |
8. | leave - 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" Synonyms: pull up stakes, depart | |
9. | leave - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" Synonyms: entrust | |
10. | leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" | |
11. | leave - have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" | |
12. | leave - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" Synonyms: leave behind | |
13. | leave - tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" | |
14. | leave - leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" Synonyms: forget |