Leave definition

Leave as a verb

1. go away from a place

   "At what time does your train leave?"

   Same sense: go away, go forth

2. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness

3. act or be so as to become in a specified state

4. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

   "leave it as is"

   Same sense: let alone, leave behind, leave alone

5. move out of or depart from

   "leave the room"

   Same sense: get out, go out, exit

6. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

   "This leaves no room for improvement"

   Same sense: provide, allow, allow for

7. produce as a result or residue

   Same sense: lead, result

8. remove oneself from an association with or participation in

   "She wants to leave"

   Same sense: pull up stakes, depart

9. put into the care or protection of someone

   "leave your child in the nurse's care"

   Same sense: entrust

10. leave or give by will after one's death

    Same sense: will, bequeath

11. have left or have as a remainder

    "19 minus 8 leaves 11"

12. be survived by after one's death

    Same sense: leave behind

13. transmit (knowledge or skills)

    "leave your name and address here"

    Same sense: give, pass on, impart

14. leave behind unintentionally

    Same sense: forget

Leave as a noun

15. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

    "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"

    Same sense: leave of absence

16. permission to do something

    "she was granted leave to speak"

17. the act of departing politely

    "he took his leave"

    Same sense: leave-taking, farewell, parting

Synonyms and antonyms

• go away
• go forth
• let alone
• leave behind
• leave alone
• get out
• go out
• exit
• provide definition
• allow
• allow for
• lead definition
• result definition
• pull up stakes
• depart
• entrust
• will
• bequeath
• give definition
• pass on
• impart
• forget
• leave of absence
• leave-taking

Opposite: arrive.

All synonyms of leave, sense by sense

How to say leave

Leave has 1 syllable and rhymes with believe. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with leave

• believe
• receive
• achieve
• eve
• sleeve
• relieve
• naive
• perceive
• retrieve
• weave
• conceive
• deceive

LEAVE in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

0

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