leave
Noun
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The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty (synset 115164090)
"a ten day's leave to visit his mother"is a type of: time off - a time period when you are not required to worksubtypes:
- furlough - a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- pass - (military) a written leave of absence
- compassionate leave - (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death
- sabbatical, sabbatical leave - a leave usually taken every seventh year
- liberty, shore leave - leave granted to a sailor or naval officer
- sick leave - a leave of absence from work because of illness
- terminal leave - final leave before discharge from military service
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Permission to do something (synset 106702859)
"she was granted leave to speak"is a type of: permission - approval to do something
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The act of departing politely (synset 100053917)
"he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"subtypes: valediction - the act of saying farewell
Verb
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Go away from a place (synset 202013448)
"At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"subtypes:
- go out - leave the house to go somewhere
- desert - leave behind
- depart, quit, take leave - go away or leave
- pop off - leave quickly
- walk away, walk off - go away from
- walk out - leave abruptly, often in protest or anger
- come away - leave in a certain condition
- decamp, skip, vamoose - leave suddenly
- bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, get, scram - leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off, run out - leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- ride away, ride off - ride away on a horse, for example
- go out - take the field
- linger, tarry - leave slowly and hesitantly
- depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off - leave
- get out, pull out - move out or away
- rush away, rush off - depart in a hurry
- break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away - leave furtively and stealthily
- abandon, empty, vacate - leave behind empty; move out of
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Go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness (synset 200615374)
"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"subtypes:
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Act or be so as to become in a specified state (synset 202735289)
"The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
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Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking (synset 200136799)
"leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"subtypes: let - leave unchangedverb group: leave - have left or have as a remainder
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Move out of or depart from (synset 202019450)
"leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motionsubtypes:
- depart, go, go away - move away from a place into another direction
- pop out - exit briefly
- file out - march out, in a file
- get off, hop out - get out of quickly
- fall out - leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation
- get off - leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
- step out - go outside a room or building for a short period of time
- eject - leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
- undock - move out of a dock
- log off, log out - exit a computer
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Make a possibility or provide opportunity for;
Permit to be attainable or cause to remain (synset 202727313)"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" -
Produce as a result or residue (synset 202641740)
"The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"subtypes: lead - tend to or result in
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Remove oneself from an association with or participation in (synset 202388582)
"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"is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original naturesubtypes:
- leave office, quit, resign, step down - give up or retire from a position
- drop out - leave school or an educational program prematurely
same as: depart, pull up stakes -
Put into the care or protection of someone (synset 202361226)
"He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child in the nurse's care"same as: entrust
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Leave or give by will after one's death (synset 202233837)
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"subtypes:
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Have left or have as a remainder (synset 202736010)
"That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"is a type of: have - have leftverb group:
- leave, leave alone, leave behind, let alone - leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
- lead, leave, result - produce as a result or residue
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Be survived by after one's death (synset 200360745)
"He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"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 - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain lifesubtypes: widow - cause to be without a spousesame as: leave behindverb group:
- leave behind - depart and not take along
- bequeath, leave, will - leave or give by will after one's death
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Transmit (knowledge or skills) (synset 202301114)
"give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"is a type of: tell - let something be knownsubtypes: convey - (of information) make known; pass on
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Leave behind unintentionally (synset 200614532)
"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"is a type of: lose - miss from one's possessions; lose sight ofsame as: forgetverb group: leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
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