leave

//liːv//
A2Frequency Level 2Neutral
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Verb

leaveInfinitive
leavePresent tense
leftPast tense
leftPast participle
leavingPresent participle
leavesThird-person singular
1

to go away from a place or person

I left the office at 6 p.m.

2

to allow or cause something to remain in a particular state, place, or condition

Please leave the door open.

3

to depart permanently; to stop living in a place or being with someone

He left his hometown to find work in the city.

4

to give something to someone after one's death; to bequeath

She left her house to her daughter.

5

to not take or use something; to let something remain

Leave some cake for your brother.

Noun

leaveSingular
leavesPlural
1

permission to be absent from work or duty

She is on leave for two weeks.

2

a formal parting or farewell

He took his leave and departed quietly.

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