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20 Definitions of: leave

1. verb, to go or depart (from a person or place)
2. verb, to cause to remain behind, often by mistake, in a place
3. verb, to cause to be or remain in a specified state
4. verb, to renounce or abandon
5. verb, to refrain from consuming or doing something
6. verb, to result in; cause
7. verb, to allow to be or remain subject to another person or thing
8. verb, to entrust or commit
9. verb, to submit in place of one's personal appearance
10. verb, to pass in a specified direction
11. verb, to be survived by (members of one's family)
12. verb, to bequeath or devise
13. verb, to have as a remainder
14. verb, to permit; let
15. verb, leave be to leave undisturbed
16. verb, leave go or hold of to stop holding
17. verb, leave it at that to take a matter no further
18. verb, leave much to be desired to be very unsatisfactory
19. verb, leave (someone) alone a)Also: let alone. See let b) to permit to stay or be alone
20. verb, leave someone to himself not to control or direct someone ▷ See also leave behind ▷ See also, leave off ▷ See also, leave out
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1. noun, permission to do something
2. noun, by or with your leave with your permission
3. noun, permission to be absent, as from a place of work or duty
4. noun, the duration of such absence
5. noun, a farewell or departure (esp in the phrase take (one's) leave)
6. noun, on leave officially excused from work or duty
7. noun, take leave (of) to say farewell (to)
8. noun, take leave of one's senses to go mad or become irrational
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1. verb, to produce or grow leaves
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Synonyms:	freedom, liberty, holiday, retirement, consign, cease, desert, break, vacation, sabbatical	And more...
Antonyms:	refusal, arrival, arrive

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