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Meaning of 'leave' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Leave [ n.]
- Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
- 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.
2 . Leave [ v.]
- To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house.
- To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
- To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
- To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.
- To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
- 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.
- 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.
3 . Leave [ v. i.]
- To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.
- To depart; to set out.
- To cease; to desist; to leave off.
4 . Leave [ v. t.]
- To raise; to levy.

Meaning of 'leave' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . leave [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
Example in sentence:
  • a ten day's leave to visit his mother
Meaning (2):
- the act of departing politely
Example in sentence:
  • he disliked long farewells;
  • he took his leave;
  • parting is such sweet sorrow
Meaning (3):
- permission to do something
Example in sentence:
  • he indicated his consent;
  • she was granted leave to speak
4 . leave [ v]
Meaning (4):
- have left or have as a remainder
Example in sentence:
  • 19 minus 8 leaves 11;
  • That left the four of us
Meaning (5):
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in
Example in sentence:
  • after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes;
  • He left the Senate after two terms;
  • She left her position with the Red Cross;
  • She wants to leave;
  • The teenager left home
Meaning (6):
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
Example in sentence:
  • allow for mistakes;
  • leave lots of time for the trip;
  • The evidence allows only one conclusion;
  • This leaves no room for improvement;
  • This procedure provides for lots of leeway
Meaning (7):
- be survived by after one's death
Example in sentence:
  • At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats;
  • He left six children
Meaning (8):
- go away from a place
Example in sentence:
  • At what time does your train leave?;
  • She didn't leave until midnight;
  • The ship leaves at midnight
Meaning (9):
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
Example in sentence:
  • give a secret to the Russians;
  • impart a new skill to the students;
  • leave your name and address here
Meaning (10):
- put into the care or protection of someone
Example in sentence:
  • He left the decision to his deputy;
  • leave your child in the nurse's care
Meaning (11):
- produce as a result or residue
Example in sentence:
  • Her blood left a stain on the napkin;
  • The water left a mark on the silk dress
Meaning (12):
- go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
Example in sentence:
  • her husband left her after 20 years of marriage;
  • His good luck finally left him;
  • She left a mess when she moved out;
  • she wept thinking she had been left behind
Meaning (13):
- leave behind unintentionally
Example in sentence:
  • I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant;
  • I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors
Meaning (14):
- leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
Example in sentence:
  • leave it as is;
  • leave the flowers that you see in the park behind;
  • leave the young fawn alone
Meaning (15):
- move out of or depart from
Example in sentence:
  • leave the room;
  • the fugitive has left the country
Meaning (16):
- leave or give by will after one's death
Example in sentence:
  • My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry;
  • My grandfather left me his entire estate
Meaning (17):
- act or be so as to become in a specified state
Example in sentence:
  • The inflation left them penniless;
  • The president's remarks left us speechless

Nearby Words:

lea leach leached leaching leachy lead leaded leaden leader leadership

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