LEAVE
\lˈiːv], \lˈiːv], \l_ˈiː_v]\
Definitions of LEAVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"
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move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
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the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
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permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
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the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
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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"
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be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
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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"
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result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
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act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
By Princeton University
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put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"
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move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
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the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
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permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
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the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
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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"
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be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
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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"
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result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
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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".
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To raise; to levy.
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Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
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To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house.
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To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
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To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
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To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.
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To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
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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.
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To depart; to set out.
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To cease; to desist; to leave off.
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To send out leaves; to leaf; - often with out.
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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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To raise; to levy.
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Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
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To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house.
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To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
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To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
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To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.
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To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
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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.
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To depart; to set out.
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To cease; to desist; to leave off.
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To send out leaves; to leaf; - often with out.
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Permission; farewell; a short vacation given to a soldier.
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To allow to remain; as, they will leave him behind; to depart from; forsake; bequeath; cease from; as, to leave work; refer for decision; as, leave it to me.
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To depart; go away.
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Left.
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Leaving.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Permission: liberty granted: formal parting of friends: farewell.
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To allow to remain: to abandon, resign: to depart from: to have remaining at death: to bequeath: to refer for decision.
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To desist: to cease:-pr.p. leaving; pa.t. and pa.p. left.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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