Leave word meaning and definition

[noun] the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
[noun] permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
[noun] the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
[verb] 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"
[verb] be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
[verb] leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
[verb] 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"
[verb] go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
[verb] move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
[verb] leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
[verb] tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"
[verb] put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"
[verb] 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"
[verb] result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
[verb] 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"
[verb] act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
[verb] have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"

\Leave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaving}] To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. --G. Fletcher.
\Leave\, v. t. [See {Levy}.] To raise; to levy. [Obs.] An army strong she leaved. --Spenser.
\Leave\, n. [OE. leve, leave, AS. le['a]f; akin to le['o]f pleasing, dear, E. lief, D. oorlof leave, G. arlaub, and erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. ? See {Lief}.] 1. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license. David earnestly asked leave of me. --1 Sam. xx. 6. No friend has leave to bear away the dead. --Dryden. 2. 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. A double blessing is a'double grace; Occasion smiles upon a second leave. --Shak. And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren. --Acts xviii. 18. {French leave}. See under {French}. Syn: See {Liberty}.
\Leave\, v. i. 1. To depart; to set out. [Colloq.] By the time I left for Scotland. --Carlyle. 2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. ``He . . . began at the eldest, and left at the youngest.'' --Gen. xliv. 12. {To leave off}, to cease; to desist; to stop. Leave off, and for another summons wait. --Roscommon.

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