leave
1 leaving a place
2 leaving sb and saying goodbye
3 leaving sb/sth somewhere
going to live in another country COUNTRY
leaving a person (ending a relationship) RELATIONSHIP
leaving your job EMPLOYMENT
see also ARRIVE, COME/GO, TRAVEL
1 leaving a place
- to go from a place: leave* (a place), go*
I can't find Phil. Do you think he's left already? ◎ I usually leave the office at six. ◎ I have to go now.
- to go away from your house, office, etc for a short time: go* out
Chris has gone out to the pub for a couple of hours.
- to leave a place suddenly or quickly and go somewhere for a short time: pop out, nip out
I'm just popping out to the shop. Do you want anything?
- to leave a place because it is time: go*, be off, get* off
We'd better go, or we'll miss the train. ◎ It's late; I must be off. ◎ I'll get off now. I'll be back tomorrow at seven.
- to leave a place for a long time (at least several days) or for ever: go* away (from a place), leave* (a place)
They've gone away. They don't live here any more. ◎ Michael and Paula have left Colchester and gone to live in Wales.
- to go away from your parents' home for ever: leave* home
- to leave a place and go somewhere where you cannot be found: disappear (to/from a place); noun (C/U): disappearance
Mr Gates disappeared last year and hasn't been heard from since.
- to stop living in or using a room or building: (formal) vacate sth
Guests should vacate their rooms by ten o'clock on the day of departure.
※ leaving to travel
- to begin a journey: leave*, set* off/out, start (out), (formal) depart
I'm leaving for Phoenix in the morning. ◎ We're setting off at dawn. ◎ to start out on a journey ◎ Your train departs in five minutes.
- an act of leaving a place and starting on a journey: departure
The departure of this flight will be delayed by approximately thirty minutes. ◎ arrivals and departures
- to start a journey by car: drive* off/away
He started the engine and drove off.
- to start a journey by aeroplane: take* off
Our plane takes off at six fifty-five.
- to pay your bill and leave a hotel, etc: check out (of sth)
- to go with sb to an airport, station, etc to say goodbye to them: see* sb off
I'll come and see you off.
※ leaving a place where you do not want to be
- to find a way of leaving a place where you do not want to be: escape (from sth); noun (C/U): escape
A prisoner has escaped. ◎ Escape was impossible.
- to succeed in leaving or escaping from sb or a place: get* away (from ※¦)
The fox managed to get away from the dogs that were chasing it.
- to leave without permission (especially in the army, etc): desert (sth); noun (C/U): desertion
※ more on escaping ESCAPE
※ making sb leave a place
- to tell sb that they have to go to a different place: send* sb away
My parents sent me away to boarding school when I was eight.
- to tell a sports player to leave a game and not return after he/she has broken a rule, etc: send* (sb) off
The Arsenal striker was sent off for hitting the referee.
- to move towards sb/sth to try to make them go away: chase sb/sth
The farmer chased the boys off his land.
- to tell sb in a strong way to leave a place: order sb out
- to force sb to leave a place: (informal) throw* sb out
He was thrown out of the country for not having a work permit.
- to make sb leave a school, university, etc, as a punishment: expel sb (from sth)
- to move people from a dangerous area to another place: evacuate sb/sth; noun (C/U): evacuation
Thousands of people were evacuated to escape the floods. ◎ The city was evacuated one hour before the earthquake.
- a person who is evacuated: evacuee
- to tell sb to go away from a place, you can say (informal) Go away! or Clear off ! or Push off!
Go away and leave me alone! ◎ This is my land so clear off before I call the police!
- to a child you can say: Run along!
Run along now will you Jimmy!
- to make sb or sth go away by saying 'shoo!' and waving your arms: shoo sb/sth away, off, out, etc
The farmer was trying to shoo the cows away from the gate.
2 leaving sb and saying goodbye
- to go away from sb: leave* sb, part (from sb)
Is it all right if I leave you here? ◎ They parted at the station.
- when you leave sb, you can say Bye, Bye-bye, See you, See you later, See you soon, (more formal) Goodbye
- if you leave sb at night, you can say Good night
3 leaving sb/sth somewhere
- to forget to bring sb/sth with you, or to decide not to take them/it with you: leave* sb/sth (behind)
Unfortunately, I've left your essay in my car. ◎ We'll have to go back - we've left George behind! ◎ I think I'll leave this coat. I can get a new one in London if I need one.
- to leave sb/sth that you are responsible for: abandon sb/sth
an abandoned baby
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