English verb: leave off | |||
1. | leave off (stative) come to an end, stop or cease | ||
Samples | The road leaves off at the edge of the forest. Leave off where you started. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discontinue | ||
2. | leave off (cognition) prevent from being included or considered or accepted | ||
Samples | The bad results were excluded from the report. Leave off the top piece. | ||
Synonyms | except, exclude, leave out, omit, take out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | elide | ||
Antonyms | include | ||
3. | leave off (change) stop using | ||
Samples | Leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop | ||