leave
To go away from a place or person.
To depart from a location or person, either temporarily or permanently.
To not take or change something; to let it stay as it is.
To cause or permit something to remain in a particular place, condition, or state.
To stop working at a job or stop taking part in an activity.
To resign from or end one's involvement in a job, position, or activity.
Permission to be away from work or duty for some time.
Official permission to be away from work, duty, or other responsibilities for a period of time.
- Base: leave
- Plural: leave, leaves
- Base: leave
- 3rd Person Singular: leaves
- Present Participle: leaving
- Past: left
- Past Participle: left
- Irregular past: left Verb
- Irregular past participle: left Verb
leave alone
1Not disturb someone/something
To stop touching, bothering, or talking to someone or something.
- Leave him alone; he’s trying to study.
- Please leave that dog alone.
leave behind
1Go without taking something/someone
To go away and not take something or someone with you.
- I accidentally left my wallet behind at the restaurant.
- She left her old friends behind when she moved abroad.
leave out
1Not include something or someone
To not include something or someone in what you are doing or saying.
- You left out an important detail in your report.
- Don't leave me out of the conversation.
on leave
1Temporarily absent from work/duty officially
Not working because you have permission to be away from your job for a time.
- She is currently on leave after having her baby.
- The manager is on leave until next week.
take leave of someone/something
1Say goodbye formally
To say goodbye in a formal way.
- The ambassador took leave of the president before departing.
- He took leave of his colleagues on his last day.