Definition: Meaning of, leave in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ liːv /
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go away[intransitive and transitive] to go away from a place or a person
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stop[intransitive and transitive] if you leave your job, home, school etc, you permanently stop doing that job, living at home etc
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leave somebody/something alone to stop annoying or upsetting someone
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leave somebody/something alone to go away from someone so that they are on their own
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leave somebody/something alone to stop touching something
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leave somebody/something alonealso leave well (enough) alone to stop being involved in or trying to change a situation
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let something/somebody stay[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to make or allow something or someone to stay in a place when you go away
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not change/move something[transitive] to let something remain in a particular state, position, or condition
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result of accident/illness/event[transitive] if an event, accident, illness etc leaves you in a particular condition, you are in that condition because of it
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be leftalso have something left if something is left, it remains after everything else has gone, been taken away, or used
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letter/message/thing[transitive] to deliver a message, note, package etc for someone or put it somewhere so that they will get it later
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delay[transitive] to not do something or to do it later than you intended
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let somebody decide/be responsible[transitive] to let someone else decide something or be responsible for something
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husband/wife etc[intransitive and transitive] to stop living with or having a relationship with your husband, partner etc
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when you die[transitive] to arrange for someone to receive your money, property, etc after you die [= bequeath]
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when you die[transitive]leave a wife/children etc used when someone dies before their wife, children etc
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mark[transitive] to make a mark that remains afterwards
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not eat/drink[transitive] if you leave food or drink that you have been given, you do not eat or drink it
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leave somebody/something standingalso leave somebody/something in the dustAmerican Englishinformal to be much better, quicker, more successful etc than someone or something else
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leave a lot/something/much to be desired to be very unsatisfactory
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mathematics[transitive] in a sum, to have a particular amount remaining
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leave something aside/to one side to not think about or consider one part of something for a time, so that you can consider another part of it
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leave somebody/something beold-fashioned to not upset, speak to, or annoy someone or to not touch something
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leave go/hold of somethingBritish Englishspokeninformal to stop holding something
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leave it to somebody (to do something)American Englishspokeninformal used to say that no one should be surprised that someone does something, because it is typical or expected of them
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Elvis/somebody/something has left the buildingespecially American Englishinformal used humorously to emphasize that something is definitely over or that someone has gone and will not return
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holiday[uncountable] time that you are allowed to spend away from your work, especially in the armed forces
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maternity/sick/compassionate leave time that you are allowed to spend away from work because you have had a baby, because you are ill, or because of a personal problem such as the death of a relative
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leave of absence a period of time that you are allowed to spend away from work for a particular purpose
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permission[uncountable]formal permission to do something
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without so much as a by your leaveold-fashioned without asking permission, in a way that seems very rude
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take leave of your senses to suddenly start behaving in a strange way
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take leave of somebody/take your leaveformal to say goodbye to someone
be left over if part of an amount of something such as money or food is left over, you still have some of it after you have used or eaten the rest of it