leave

Definitions

1. verb

   To let something stay where it is or not use all of it.

   Examples

   • I left my car at home and took the bus.
   • The ants did not leave a crumb of bread.
2. verb

   To cause a lasting result.

   Examples

   • The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.
   • The illness left him weak for months.
3. verb

   To put something somewhere and go away.

   Examples

   • Leave your hat in the hall.
   • We should leave legal matters to lawyers.
4. verb

   To go away from a place or person.

   Examples

   • I left the country last year.
   • He left his wife and moved away.
   ≈depart≈forget≈leave behind
5. verb

   To let someone be, without disturbing them.

   Examples

   • I left him to his thoughts.
   • Leave her alone for a while.
   ≈depart≈forget≈leave behind
6. verb

   To stop working for a company.

   Examples

   • He left the company after fifteen years.
   • She left the board after the scandal.
   ≈depart≈forget≈leave behind
7. verb

   To stop being a member of a group.

   Examples

   • I left the band last year.
   • Some people want to leave the club.
   ≈depart≈forget≈leave behind
8. verb

   To die and leave family behind.

   Examples

   • Connie left us last week.
   • He left a wife and three children.
   ≈depart≈forget≈leave behind
9. verb

   To go away.

   Examples

   • I think you had better leave.
   • She left without saying goodbye.
   ≈depart≈forget≈leave behind≈absent≈exit +2 more
10. verb

    To give property to someone after you die.

    Examples

    • When my father died, he left me the house.
    • She left her jewelry to her granddaughter.