leave

• "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"

Synonyms

• leave of absencethe period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

• "she was granted leave to speak"

• "he disliked long farewells"
• "he took his leave"
• "parting is such sweet sorrow"

Synonyms

• farewellan acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting ; the act of departing politely
• leave-takingthe act of departing politely
• partingthe act of departing politely; a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions

• "At what time does your train leave?"
• "She didn't leave until midnight"
• "The ship leaves at midnight"

Synonyms

• go forthgo away from a place; come out of
• go awaymove away from a place into another direction; go away from a place; become invisible or unnoticeable; get lost, as without warning or explanation

• "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"

• "The inflation left them penniless"
• "The president's remarks left us speechless"

• "leave it as is"
• "leave the young fawn alone"
• "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

Synonyms

• leave aloneleave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
• leave behinddepart and not take along; be survived by after one's death; leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
• let alonemuch less; leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

• "leave the room"
• "the fugitive has left the country"

Synonyms

• exitan opening that permits escape or release; euphemistic expressions for death; the act of going out ; move out of or depart from; lose the lead ; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
• go outmove out of or depart from; leave the house to go somewhere; take the field; become extinguished; go out of fashion; date regularly
• get outmove out of or depart from; take out of a container or enclosed space; move out or away; express with difficulty; bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; be released or become known; escape potentially unpleasant consequences

• "permit to be attainable or cause to remain"
• "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"

Synonyms

• allow formake a possibility or provide opportunity for
• allowmake it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; consent to, give permission; let have; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; make a possibility or provide opportunity for; allow or plan for a certain possibility; afford possibility; allow the other (baseball) team to score; grant as a discount or in exchange; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
• providegive something useful or necessary to; give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; mount or put up; make a possibility or provide opportunity for; supply means of subsistence; take measures in preparation for

• "The water left a mark on the silk dress"
• "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

Synonyms

• resultissue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); produce as a result or residue; come about or follow as a consequence; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; something that results; the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
• leadtake somebody somewhere; produce as a result or residue; tend to or result in; travel in front of; cause to undertake a certain action; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; be in charge of; be ahead of others; be conducive to; lead, as in the performance of a composition; lead, extend, or afford access; move ahead (of others) in time or space ; cause something to pass or lead somewhere; preside over; an advantage held by a competitor in a race; a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; evidence pointing to a possible solution; a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) ; the introductory section of a story; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning ; an actor who plays a principal role ; (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; an indication of potential opportunity; a news story of major importance ; the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine ; restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal ; thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing ; mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

• "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"

Synonyms

• departmove away from a place into another direction; be at variance with; leave; go away or leave ; remove oneself from an association with or participation in; wander from a direct or straight course
• pull up stakesremove oneself from an association with or participation in

• "He left the decision to his deputy"
• "leave your child in the nurse's care"

Synonyms

• entrustconfer a trust upon; put into the care or protection of someone

• "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"
• "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

Synonyms

• bequeathleave or give by will after one's death
• willthe capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die ; decree or ordain; determine by choice; leave or give by will after one's death

• "That left the four of us"
• "19 minus 8 leaves 11"

• "He left six children"
• "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

Synonyms

• leave behinddepart and not take along; be survived by after one's death; leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

• "give a secret to the Russians"
• "leave your name and address here"
• "impart a new skill to the students"

Synonyms

• imparttransmit (knowledge or skills); bestow a quality on; transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
• givethe elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length ; cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; be the cause or source of; transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; convey or reveal information; convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; organize or be responsible for; convey or communicate; give as a present; cause to happen or be responsible for; dedicate; give or supply; transmit (knowledge or skills); bring about; leave with; emit or utter; endure the loss of; place into the hands or custody of; give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; give (as medicine); give or convey physically; bestow; bestow, especially officially; move in order to make room for someone for something; give food to; contribute to some cause; break down, literally or metaphorically; estimate the duration or outcome of something; execute and deliver; deliver in exchange or recompense; afford access to; present to view; perform for an audience; be flexible under stress of physical force; propose; accord by verdict; manifest or show; offer in good faith; submit for consideration, judgment, or use; guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; allow to have or take; inflict as a punishment; occur; consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; proffer (a body part)
• pass onplace into the hands or custody of; transmit (knowledge or skills); move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; give to or transfer possession of; refer to another person for decision or judgment; cause to be distributed; transmit information

• "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"
• "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"

Synonyms

• forgetdismiss from the mind; be unable to remember; forget to do something; leave behind unintentionally