leave
Meaning of leave
verb
- go away from.
she left London on June 6
we were almost the last to leave
the England team left for Pakistan on Monday
- allow or cause to remain.
the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave
- cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position.
he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks
I'll leave the door open
the children were left with feelings of loss
noun
(in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player.
Old English lǣfan ‘bequeath’, also ‘allow to remain, leave in place’ of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben ‘remain’.
noun- time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces.
Joe was home on leave
maternity leave
he took leave of absence last year
- permission.
the Secretary of State wishes to seek leave to appeal
they were admitted by leave of the Lord Chamberlain
Old English lēaf ‘permission’, of West Germanic origin; related to lief and love.
verb- (of a plant) put out new leaves.
trees leaved, wild flowers burst in profusion on the far side of the lake.
Middle English: from the same Germanic base as leaf.
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Hyphenation of leave
leave
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- leave is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
leave synonyms
Meaning farewell:
Meaning exit:
Meaning allow for:
Meaning result:
Meaning depart:
Meaning entrust:
Meaning bequeath:
Meaning impart:
Meaning forget:
Meaning leave (a place), usually permanently:
Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:
Meaning leave (a place that one previously occupied):
Meaning leave or cause the occupants to leave (a place of danger):
Meaning make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:
Meaning leave a place, especially suddenly:
Meaning depart hurriedly:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning move swiftly and lightly:
Meaning be in the leading position on:
Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:
Meaning an interruption of continuity or uniformity:
Meaning leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary:
Meaning a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher or other worker for study or travel, traditionally one year for every seven years worked:
Meaning a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant:
Meaning a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest:
Meaning an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling:
Meaning an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling; a holiday:
Meaning holidays:
Meaning another term for vacation:
Meaning the action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing; consent or authorization:
Meaning permission for something to happen or agreement to do something:
Meaning a document giving official permission:
Meaning official permission or approval for an action:
Meaning a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice:
Meaning exemption from a rule or usual requirement:
Meaning a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands:
Meaning the action or fact of indulging:
Meaning the action of approving something:
Meaning the action or process of clearing or of being dispersed:
Meaning God's favour and protection:
Meaning harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling:
Meaning help or support:
Meaning official agreement or sanction:
Meaning the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered:
Meaning the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed:
Meaning the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid:
Meaning an official order or commission to do something:
Meaning freedom to behave as one wishes, especially in a way which results in excessive or unacceptable behaviour:
Meaning the reluctant acceptance of something without protest:
Meaning the fact of two or more events or circumstances happening or existing at the same time:
Meaning a right or privilege, especially a statutory one:
Meaning the power of self-determination attributed to the will; the quality of being independent of fate or necessity:
leave antonyms
Meaning reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey:
Meaning move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker:
Meaning remain in the same place:
Translation of leave
- Spanish: dejar, renunciar, abandonar, desistir, desatender, partir, irse, alejarse, salir, confiar, marcharse
- Portuguese: deixar, abandonar, sair, encarregar, partir
- Italian: lasciare, abbandonare, andare, andarsene, uscire, affidare, partire
- French: abandonner, quitter, renoncer, désister, partir, sortir, confier
- German: gehen, weggehen, fortgehen, abhauen, verduften, anvertrauen, abgehen, scheiden
Anagrams of leave
Words that rhyme with leave
eave, deave, heave, overheave, sheave, theave, upheave, Cleave, beleave, cleave, deleave, disleave, forcleave, forleave, gleave, interleave, overcleave, overleave, sleave, uncleave, uninterleave, unleave, waterleave, wayleave, Meave, speave, Reave, bereave, berreave, greave, reave, threave, unreave, seave, teave, Gelweave, basketweave, enweave, folkweave, hairweave, interweave, inweave, outweave, overweave, reweave, unweave, weave
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