ALL meanings of leave
leave
L l - verb with object leave to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house. 1
- verb with object leave to depart from permanently; quit: to leave a job. 1
- verb with object leave to let remain or have remaining behind after going, disappearing, ceasing, etc.: I left my wallet home. The wound left a scar. 1
- verb with object leave to allow to remain in the same place, condition, etc.: Is there any coffee left? 1
- verb with object leave to let stay or be as specified: to leave a door unlocked. 1
- verb with object leave to let (a person or animal) remain in a position to do something without interference: We left him to his work. 1
- verb with object leave to let (a thing) remain for action or decision: We left the details to the lawyer. 1
- verb with object leave to give in charge; deposit; entrust: Leave the package with the receptionist. I left my name and phone number. 1
- verb with object leave to stop; cease; give up: He left music to study law. 1
- verb with object leave to disregard; neglect: We will leave this for the moment and concentrate on the major problem. 1
- verb with object leave to give for use after one's death or departure: to leave all one's money to charity. 1
- verb with object leave to have remaining after death: He leaves a wife and three children. 1
- verb with object leave to have as a remainder after subtraction: 2 from 4 leaves 2. 1
- verb with object leave Nonstandard. let1 (defs 1, 2, 6). 1
- verb without object leave to put forth leaves; leaf. 1
- noun leave permission to do something: to beg leave to go elsewhere. 1
- noun leave permission to be absent, as from work or military duty: The firm offers a maternity leave as part of its benefit program. 1
- noun leave the time this permission lasts: 30 days' leave. 1
- intransitive verb leave depart 1
- noun leave a parting; departure; farewell: He took his leave before the formal ceremonies began. We took leave of them after dinner. 1
- transitive verb leave go away: from a place 1
- noun leave Metallurgy. draft (def 23). 1
- transitive verb leave abandon 1
- noun leave Bowling. the pin or pins in upright position after the bowl of the first ball. 1
- transitive verb leave let remain 1
- intransitive verb leave let remain: for sb else 1
- transitive verb leave let sb keep, take 1
- intransitive verb leave entrust 1
- transitive verb leave forget to bring 1
- transitive verb leave not bring 1
- noun leave permission to act 1
- noun leave permission for absence 1
- noun leave permitted absence 1
- noun leave period of absence 1
- transitive verb leave remainder 1
- transitive verb leave have remaining 1
- transitive verb leave deposit, give 1
- intransitive verb leave bequeath 1
- noun leave Time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces. 1
- noun leave Leave is interchangeable with let when followed by alone with the sense “to refrain from annoying or interfering with”: Leave (or Let) her alone and she will solve the problem easily. When he was left (or let) alone without interruptions, the boy quickly assembled the apparatus. The use of leave alone for let alone in the sense “not to mention” is nonstandard: There wasn't any standing room, let (not leave) alone a seat, so I missed the performance. Other substitutions of leave for let are generally regarded as nonstandard: Let (not Leave) us sit down and talk this over. Let (not Leave) her do it her own way. The police wouldn't let (not leave) us cross the barriers. See also let1. 1
- verb leave If you leave a place or person, you go away from that place or person. 0
- verb leave If you leave an institution, group, or job, you permanently stop attending that institution, being a member of that group, or doing that job. 0
- verb leave If you leave your husband, wife, or some other person with whom you have had a close relationship, you stop living with them or you finish the relationship. 0
- verb leave If you leave something or someone in a particular place, you let them remain there when you go away. If you leave something or someone with a person, you let them remain with that person so they are safe while you are away. 0
- verb leave If you leave a message or an answer, you write it, record it, or give it to someone so that it can be found or passed on. 0
- verb leave If you leave someone doing something, they are doing that thing when you go away from them. 0
- verb leave If you leave someone to do something, you go away from them so that they do it on their own. If you leave someone to himself or herself, you go away from them and allow them to be alone. 0
- verb leave To leave an amount of something means to keep it available after the rest has been used or taken away. 0
- verb leave If you take one number away from another, you can say that it leaves the number that remains. For example, five take away two leaves three. 0
- verb leave To leave someone with something, especially when that thing is unpleasant or difficult to deal with, means to make them have it or make them responsible for it. 0