Definitions for leave

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leave leave

Spelling: [leev]

IPA: /liv/

Leave is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 47 anagrams from letters in leave (aeelv).

Definitions for leave

noun

1. permission to do something:
2. permission to be absent, as from work or military duty:
3. the time this permission lasts:
4. a parting; departure; farewell:
5. Metallurgy. draft (def 23).
6. Bowling. the pin or pins in upright position after the bowl of the first ball.

Verb phrases

1. leave alone. alone (def 7).
2. leave off, to desist from; cease; stop; abandon. to stop using or wearing: to omit:
3. leave out, to omit; exclude:

verb (used with object)

1. to go out of or away from, as a place:
2. to depart from permanently; quit:
3. to let remain or have remaining behind after going, disappearing, ceasing, etc.:
4. to allow to remain in the same place, condition, etc.:
5. to let stay or be as specified:
6. to let (a person or animal) remain in a position to do something without interference:
7. to let (a thing) remain for action or decision:
8. to give in charge; deposit; entrust:
9. to stop; cease; give up:
10. to disregard; neglect:
11. to give for use after one's death or departure:
12. to have remaining after death:
13. to have as a remainder after subtraction:
14. Nonstandard. let1 (defs 1, 2, 6).

verb (used without object)

1. to go away, depart, or set out:
2. to put forth leaves; leaf.

Origin of leave

before 900; Middle English leven, Old English lǣfan (causative formation from base of lāf remainder; see lave²); cognate with Old High German leiban (compa

Examples for leave

They administer stinging rebukes that leave the adversary writhing.

But outside of a few European countries and Quebec, this leave is usually two weeks or less and usually unpaid.

So where does this leave the millions of Palestinians—like my relatives—who dream of self-determination and a sovereign state?

Halbert thought it was time to be going, and accordingly got up and took his leave.

Then go down and leave it where you found it, and I will let you come up.

Marvin and I leave the poolside and go into his dining room.

But nevertheless he could not leave it behind since it was for this he had incurred his present peril.

He prefers to express himself through Twitter and leave it at that.

“We all shook hands and my client told me to leave,” he said.

Your brother was foolish enough to leave his boat in Rushton's care.