Leave (Verb)
Meaning 1
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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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 3
Be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- He left behind a wife, seven children, and numerous grandchildren when he passed away last year.
- After a long battle with cancer, she left two brothers and a large extended family to grieve her loss.
- The famous actress left a husband, four children, and a legacy of timeless film classics when she died.
- He passed away peacefully at home, leaving his wife of 40 years, three sons, and six grandchildren to mourn his loss.
- The billionaire philanthropist left behind two children, a widow, and a vast fortune donated to charitable causes.
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Meaning 4
Go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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- Run Away
- Take To The Woods
- Sneak Away
- Set Out
- Start Out
- Quit
- Skip
- Set Off
- Rush Away
- Empty
- Fuck Off
- Lam
- Start
- Sneak Out
- Set Forth
- Run
- Run Out
- Take Off
- Steal Away
- Break Away
- Ride Away
- Abandon
- Bolt
- Part
- Hightail It
- Bolt Out
- Linger
- Get Out
- Buzz Off
- Sneak Off
- Bugger Off
- Get
- Bunk
- Vamoose
- Fly The Coop
- Walk Away
- Escape
- Head For The Hills
- Take Leave
- Beetle Off
- Scarper
- Turn Tail
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Meaning 5
Act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 6
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".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 7
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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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 8
Produce as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 9
Transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 10
Leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 11
Have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 12
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 for lots of leeway".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 13
Put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child in the nurse's care".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.