Definitions for the word "leave" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. i.
To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
To raise; to levy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v.
To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v.
To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v.
To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v.
To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v.
To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v.
To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. v.
To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. v. i.
To depart; to set out.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. v. i.
To cease; to desist; to leave off.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. v.
(-ving; past and past part. Left) 1 a go away from. B (often foll. By for) depart. 2 cause to or let remain; depart without taking. 3 (also absol.) Cease to reside at or belong to or work for. 4 abandon; cease to live with (one''s family etc.). 5 have remaining after one''s death. 6 bequeath. 7 (foll. By to + infin.) Allow (a person or thing) to do something independently. 8 (foll. By to) commit to another person etc. (leave that to me). 9 a abstain from consuming or dealing with. B (in passive; often foll. By over) remain over. 10 a deposit or entrust (a thing) to be attended to in one''s absence (left a message with his secretary). B depute (a person) to perform a function in one''s absence. 11 allow to remain or cause to be in a specified state or position (left the door open; left me exhausted). leave alone refrain from disturbing, not interfere with. Leave a person cold not impress or excite a person. Leave off 1 come to or make an end. 2 discontinue. Leave out omit; exclude. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
15. n.
1 (often foll. By to + infin.) Permission. 2 a (in full leave of absence) permission to be absent from duty. B period for which this lasts. on leave legitimately absent from duty. Take one''s leave (of) bid farewell (to). Take leave of one''s senses go mad. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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