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All leave synonyms

leave
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verb leave

  • forget β€” to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • fly β€” to move through the air using wings.
  • quit β€” to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
  • take off β€” the act of taking.
  • move β€” to pass from one place or position to another.
  • retire β€” a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
  • start β€” to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
  • withdraw β€” to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
  • go β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • flee β€” to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
  • disappear β€” to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
  • drop β€” a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • stop β€” to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • surrender β€” to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • give up β€” the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • allow β€” If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • have β€” Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • leave behind β€” fail to bring
  • relinquish β€” to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • vamoose β€” to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.
  • vanish β€” to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
  • abscond β€” If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
  • migrate β€” to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
  • sally β€” a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
  • defect β€” A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
  • flit β€” to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
  • part β€” a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • split β€” to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
  • scram β€” to go away; get out (usually used as a command): I said I was busy, so scram.
  • vacate β€” to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
  • decamp β€” If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
  • ditch β€” a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
  • issue β€” the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
  • desert β€” A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
  • forsake β€” to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
  • forbear β€” to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
  • maroon β€” dark brownish-red.
  • cede β€” If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
  • waive β€” to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
  • terminate β€” to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
  • yield β€” to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
  • resign β€” to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
  • desist β€” If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it.
  • cease β€” If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • refrain β€” to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • omit β€” to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
  • mislay β€” to lose temporarily; misplace: He mislaid his keys.
  • suffer β€” to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
  • let β€” Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
  • permit β€” to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
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