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leave1
- pronunciation:
- liv
- phrases:
- leave off, leave out
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
leaves, leaving, left |
| definition 1: |
to go away from or depart.
I'll leave the city soon.- synonyms:
- quit
- antonyms:
- approach, enter, resume
- similar words:
- abandon, evacuate
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| definition 2: |
to let remain.
Leave the book there.- synonyms:
- keep
- similar words:
- retain
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| definition 3: |
to let stay without bothering.
Leave me alone.- similar words:
- let
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| definition 4: |
to let stay for action or for later decision.
Leave the problem until tomorrow.- similar words:
- hold, keep
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| definition 5: |
to give into the care or possession of as a result of one's death.
He left his money to his sons.- synonyms:
- will
- similar words:
- allot, devise, endow, hand down
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| related words: |
check, deposit, desert, forsake, pass, quit |
| phrase: |
leave off |
| phrase: |
leave out |
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