English noun: leave | |||
1. | leave (time) the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty | ||
Samples | A ten day's leave to visit his mother. | ||
Synonyms | leave of absence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | time off | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | compassionate leave, furlough, liberty, pass, sabbatical, sabbatical leave, shore leave, sick leave, terminal leave | ||
2. | leave (communication) permission to do something | ||
Samples | She was granted leave to speak. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | permission | ||
3. | leave (act) the act of departing politely | ||
Samples | He disliked long farewells. He took his leave. Parting is such sweet sorrow. | ||
Synonyms | farewell, leave-taking, parting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | departure, going, going away, leaving | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | valediction | ||
English verb: leave | |||
1. | leave (motion) go away from a place | ||
Samples | At what time does your train leave?. She didn't leave until midnight. The ship leaves at midnight. | ||
Examples | John will leave angry | ||
Synonyms | go away, go forth | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abandon, beetle off, bolt, bolt out, break away, bugger off, bunk, buzz off, come away, decamp, depart, depart, desert, empty, escape, fly the coop, fuck off, get, get out, go out, go out, head for the hills, hightail, hightail it, lam, linger, part, pop off, pull out, quit, ride away, ride off, run, run away, run off, run out, rush away, rush off, scarper, scat, scram, set forth, set off, set out, skip, slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, start, start out, steal away, take leave, take off, take to the woods, tarry, turn tail, vacate, vamoose, walk away, walk off, walk out | ||
Verb group | depart, exit, get out, go out, leave, leave, pull up stakes | ||
Antonyms | arrive, come, get | ||
2. | leave (cognition) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They leave the people the food, They leave the money in the closet | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abandon, desert, desolate, forsake, jilt | ||
Verb group | forget, leave | ||
3. | leave (stative) act or be so as to become in a specified state | ||
Samples | The inflation left them penniless. The president's remarks left us speechless. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | get, make | ||
Verb group | lead, leave, result | ||
4. | leave (change) leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking | ||
Samples | Leave it as is. Leave the young fawn alone. Leave the flowers that you see in the park behind. | ||
Synonyms | leave alone, leave behind | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forbear, refrain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | let | ||
Verb group | leave | ||
5. | leave (motion) move out of or depart from | ||
Samples | Leave the room. The fugitive has left the country. | ||
Examples | The men leave the boat | ||
Synonyms | exit, get out, go out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | depart, eject, fall out, file out, get off, get off, go, go away, hop out, log off, log out, pop out, step out, undock | ||
Verb group | go away, go forth, leave | ||
Antonyms | come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into | ||
6. | leave (stative) make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | ||
Samples | This leaves no room for improvement. The evidence allows only one conclusion. Allow for mistakes. Leave lots of time for the trip. This procedure provides for lots of leeway. | ||
Synonyms | allow, allow for, provide | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | afford, give, yield | ||
Verb group | admit, allow | ||
7. | leave (stative) have as a result or residue | ||
Samples | The water left a mark on the silk dress. Her blood left a stain on the napkin. | ||
Synonyms | lead, result | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring about, give rise, produce | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lead | ||
Verb group | leave, leave | ||
8. | leave (social) remove oneself from an association with or participation in | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They leave the countryside | ||
Synonyms | depart, pull up stakes | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drop out, leave office, quit, resign, step down | ||
Verb group | go away, go forth, leave | ||
9. | leave (possession) put into the care or protection of someone | ||
Samples | He left the decision to his deputy. Leave your child the nurse's care. | ||
Examples | They leave the money to them , They leave them the money | ||
Synonyms | entrust | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
10. | leave (possession) leave or give by will after one's death | ||
Samples | My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry. My grandfather left me his entire estate. | ||
Examples | They leave the money to them , They leave them the money | ||
Synonyms | bequeath, will | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gift, give, present | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | devise, entail, fee-tail, pass on, remember | ||
Verb group | give, impart, leave, leave, leave behind, pass on | ||
Antonyms | disinherit, disown | ||
11. | leave (stative) have left or have as a remainder | ||
Samples | That left the four of us. 19 minus 8 leaves 11. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | have | ||
Verb group | lead, leave, leave, leave alone, leave behind, result | ||
12. | leave (change) be survived by after one's death | ||
Samples | He left six children. At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot leave Sue | ||
Synonyms | leave behind | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | widow | ||
Entail | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||
Verb group | bequeath, leave, leave behind, will | ||
13. | leave (possession) transmit (knowledge or skills) | ||
Samples | Give a secret to the Russians. Leave your name and address here. Impart a new skill to the students. | ||
Synonyms | give, impart, pass on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | convey | ||
Verb group | bequeath, give, leave, will | ||
14. | leave (cognition) leave behind unintentionally | ||
Samples | I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant. I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors. | ||
Examples | They leave the money in the closet | ||
Synonyms | forget | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lose | ||
Verb group | leave | ||