leave
leev
- n the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
a ten day's leave to visit his mother - n permission to do something
she was granted leave to speak - n the act of departing politely
he took his leave - v go away from a place
At what time does your train leave?
She didn't leave until midnight
The ship leaves at midnight - v go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
- v act or be so as to become in a specified state
- v leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
leave it as is
leave the young fawn alone
leave the flowers that you see in the park behind - v move out of or depart from
leave the room - v make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
This leaves no room for improvement
leave lots of time for the trip - v have as a result or residue
- v remove oneself from an association with or participation in
She wants to leave - v put into the care or protection of someone
leave your child the nurse's care - v leave or give by will after one's death
- v have left or have as a remainder
19 minus 8 leaves 11 - v be survived by after one's death
- v transmit (knowledge or skills)
leave your name and address here - v leave behind unintentionally
- Before the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, an employee requesting leave for family or medical reasons was often at the whim of his employer.
- This link from Reuters via Yahoo! News, sent by my pal Gerry, who writes, "I don't know which is odder, that heartache leave exists or that it's only a couple of days.
- Photo-illustration by Arthur Hochstein The first, represented by many congressional Democrats, argues that it is past the time for America to leave.