leave
1. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty (Freq. 2)
- a ten day's leave to visit his mother
• Syn:
leave of absence
• Hypernyms:
time off
• Hyponyms:
furlough, pass, compassionate leave, sabbatical, sabbatical leave,
shore leave, liberty, sick leave, terminal leave
2. permission to do something (Freq. 1)
- she was granted leave to speak
• Hypernyms:
permission
3. the act of departing politely
- he disliked long farewells
- he took his leave
- parting is such sweet sorrow
• Syn:
farewell, leave-taking, parting
• Derivationally related forms:
part (for: parting)
• Hypernyms:
departure, going, going away, leaving
• Hyponyms:
valediction
1. go away from a place (Freq. 146)
- At what time does your train leave?
- She didn't leave until midnight
- The ship leaves at midnight
• Syn:
go forth, go away
• Ant:
arrive
• Derivationally related forms:
leaver
• Hyponyms:
go out, desert, depart, take leave, quit,
pop off, walk off, walk away, hightail, walk out, come away,
decamp, skip, vamoose, scram, buzz off, fuck off,
get, bugger off, run off, run out, bolt, bolt out,
beetle off, ride off, ride away, tarry, linger, part,
start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off,
pull out, get out, rush off, rush away, scat, run,
scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk,
head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away, slip away,
slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, vacate,
empty, abandon
• Verb Group:
exit, go out, get out, depart, pull up stakes
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- John will leave angry
2. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness (Freq. 63)
- 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
• Hyponyms:
jilt, abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
• Verb Group:
forget
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- They leave the money in the closet
- They leave the people the food
3. act or be so as to become in a specified state (Freq. 56)
- The inflation left them penniless
- The president's remarks left us speechless
• Hypernyms:
make, get
• Verb Group:
result, lead
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Something ----s somebody
4. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking (Freq. 27)
- leave it as is
- leave the young fawn alone
- leave the flowers that you see in the park behind
• Syn:
leave alone, leave behind
• Hypernyms:
refrain, forbear
• Hyponyms:
let
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
5. move out of or depart from (Freq. 20)
- leave the room
- the fugitive has left the country
• Syn:
exit, go out, get out
• Ant:
enter (for: exit)
• Derivationally related forms:
exit (for: exit)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
go, go away, depart, pop out, file out,
hop out, get off, fall out, step out, eject, undock,
log out, log off
• Verb Group:
go forth, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The men leave the boat
6. make a possibility or provide opportunity for;
permit to be attainable or cause to remain (Freq. 19)
- 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
• Syn:
allow for, allow, provide
• Hypernyms:
yield, give, afford
• Verb Group:
admit, allow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: provide)
7. have as a result or residue (Freq. 16)
- The water left a mark on the silk dress
- Her blood left a stain on the napkin
• Syn:
result, lead
• Derivationally related forms:
resultant (for: result), result (for: result)
• Hypernyms:
produce, bring about, give rise
• Hyponyms:
lead
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
8. remove oneself from an association with or participation in (Freq. 14)
- 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
• Syn:
depart, pull up stakes
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
leave office, quit, step down, resign, drop out
• Verb Group:
go forth, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- They leave the countryside
9. put into the care or protection of someone (Freq. 8)
- He left the decision to his deputy
- leave your child the nurse's care
• Syn:
entrust
• Hypernyms:
pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They leave the money to them
- They leave them the money
10. leave or give by will after one's death (Freq. 7)
- My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
- My grandfather left me his entire estate
• Syn:
bequeath, will
• Ant:
disinherit (for: bequeath)
• Derivationally related forms:
will (for: will)
• Hypernyms:
give, gift, present
• Hyponyms:
devise, pass on, remember, fee-tail, entail
• Verb Group:
leave behind, impart, give, pass on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They leave the money to them
- They leave them the money
11. have left or have as a remainder (Freq. 5)
- That left the four of us
- 19 minus 8 leaves 11
• Hypernyms:
have
• Verb Group:
leave alone, leave behind, result, lead
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
12. be survived by after one's death (Freq. 5)
- He left six children
- At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats
• Syn:
leave behind
• Hyponyms:
widow
• Verb Group:
bequeath, will, leave behind
• Entailment:
die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm,
buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke,
croak, snuff it
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot leave Sue
13. leave behind unintentionally (Freq. 3)
- I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant
- I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors
• Syn:
forget
• Hypernyms:
lose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They leave the money in the closet
14. transmit (knowledge or skills) (Freq. 3)
- give a secret to the Russians
- leave your name and address here
- impart a new skill to the students
• Syn:
impart, give, pass on
• Derivationally related forms:
giving (for: give), impartation (for: impart), imparting (for: impart)
• Hypernyms:
tell
• Hyponyms:
convey
• Verb Group:
give, bequeath, will
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
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