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Defenition of the word leave

    • Defenition of the word leave

      • To give up control of, to surrender.
      • To move away from a place, a situation or a talk.
      • To move out of or depart from.
      • To give the custody, care, use etc., to leave in the hands of.
      • To go away from a place; to leave.
      • leave or give by will; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"
      • give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
      • put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"
      • move out of; as of a room, a country, a bus, etc.
      • the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"
      • leave behind; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"
      • tell, give knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"
      • permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
      • leave unchanged or unaltered; "leave it as is"
      • leave behind; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"
      • cause to be in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "He left money on the table for his wife to find"
      • have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 - 8 leaves 11"
      • make a possibility or provide opportunity for; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"
      • leave home, school, a position, etc.
      • go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?" "She didn't leave until midnight"
      • be survived by after one's death: "He left six children"
      • refrain from taking; "Please leave the hand-outs on the tables"
      • the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
      • let be; leave alone or undisturbed; "leave the door open!"
      • result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
      • the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
      • the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day''s leave to visit his mother"
      • 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"
      • be survived by after one''s death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
      • leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
      • 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"
      • go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn''t leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
      • move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
      • leave or give by will after one''s death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
      • tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"
      • put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse''s care"
      • 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"
      • 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
      • act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president''s remarks left us speechless"
      • have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
      • the act of departing politely
      • permission to do something
      • the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
      • leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
      • be survived by after one's death
      • leave behind unintentionally
      • go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
      • go away from a place
      • move out of or depart from
      • leave or give by will after one's death
      • transmit (knowledge or skills)
      • put into the care or protection of someone
      • remove oneself from an association with or participation in
      • have as a result or residue
      • make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
      • act or be so as to become in a specified state
      • have left or have as a remainder

    Synonyms for the word leave

      • abandon
      • abscond
      • allow
      • allow for
      • authority
      • avoid
      • bequeath
      • cause
      • chuck up the sponge
      • defer
      • delay
      • depart
      • desert
      • disappear
      • ditch
      • donate
      • drop out
      • dump
      • effect
      • entrust
      • exit
      • farewell
      • forget
      • get out
      • give
      • give up
      • go
      • go away
      • go forth
      • go out
      • hand down
      • have the result that
      • impart
      • lead
      • leave behind
      • leave of absence
      • leave-taking
      • let
      • parting
      • pass on
      • permission
      • permit
      • place
      • provide for
      • put
      • put away
      • put down
      • put off
      • quit
      • renounce
      • result
      • result in
      • run off
      • sabbatical
      • set aside
      • set down
      • throw in
      • throw in the towel
      • time off
      • vacation
      • will

    Similar words in the leave

      • drop
      • leave
      • leave out
      • leaved
      • leaven
      • leaven's
      • leavened
      • leavening
      • leavening's
      • leavens
      • leavenworth
      • leavenworth's
      • leaves
      • leaves's
      • miss
      • neglect
      • omit
      • overleap
      • overlook

    Hyponyms for the word leave

      • abandon
      • beetle off
      • bolt
      • bolt out
      • break away
      • bugger off
      • bunk
      • buzz off
      • come away
      • compassionate leave
      • convey
      • decamp
      • depart
      • desert
      • desolate
      • devise
      • drop out
      • eject
      • empty
      • entail
      • escape
      • fall out
      • fee-tail
      • file out
      • fly the coop
      • forsake
      • fuck off
      • furlough
      • get
      • get off
      • get out
      • go
      • go away
      • go out
      • head for the hills
      • hightail
      • hightail it
      • hop out
      • jilt
      • lam
      • lead
      • leave office
      • let
      • liberty
      • linger
      • log off
      • log out
      • part
      • pass
      • pass on
      • pop off
      • pop out
      • pull out
      • quit
      • remember
      • resign
      • ride away
      • ride off
      • run
      • run away
      • run off
      • run out
      • rush away
      • rush off
      • sabbatical
      • sabbatical leave
      • scarper
      • scat
      • 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 leave
      • take off
      • take to the woods
      • tarry
      • terminal leave
      • turn tail
      • undock
      • vacate
      • valediction
      • vamoose
      • walk away
      • walk off
      • walk out
      • widow

    Hypernyms for the word leave

      • afford
      • bring about
      • change
      • departure
      • forbear
      • get
      • gift
      • give
      • give rise
      • going
      • going away
      • hand
      • have
      • leave
      • leaving
      • lose
      • make
      • move
      • pass
      • pass on
      • permission
      • present
      • produce
      • reach
      • refrain
      • tell
      • time off
      • turn over
      • yield

    Antonyms for the word leave

      • alter
      • arrive
      • change
      • come
      • come in
      • disinherit
      • disown
      • enter
      • get
      • get in
      • get into
      • go in
      • go into
      • move into
      • participate

    Idioms for the word leave

      • leave alone

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