1. to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
2. to depart from permanently; quit: to leave a job.
3. to let remain or have remaining behind after going, disappearing, ceasing, etc.: I left my wallet home. The wound left a scar.
4. to allow to remain in the same place, condition, etc.: Is there any coffee left?
5. to let stay or be as specified: to leave a door unlocked.
6. to let (a person or animal) remain in a position to do something without interference: We left him to his work.
7. to let (a thing) remain for action or decision: We left the details to the lawyer.
8. to give in charge; deposit; entrust: Leave the package with the receptionist.I left my name and phone number.
9. to stop; cease; give up:He left music to study law.
10. to disregard; neglect: We will leave this for the moment and concentrate on the major problem.
11. to give for use after one's death or departure: to leave all one's money to charity.
12. to have remaining after death: He leaves a wife and three children.
13. to have as a remainder after subtraction: 2 from 4 leaves 2.
14. let¹ (defs. 1, 2, 6).

15. to go away, depart, or set out: We leave for Europe tomorrow.

16. leave off,
• to desist from; cease; stop; abandon.
• to stop using or wearing: It had stopped raining, so we left off our coats.
• to omit: to leave a name off a list.
17. to omit; exclude: She left out an important detail in her account.

18. leave alone,
• to refrain from annoying or interfering with: Those kids wouldn't leave the dog alone, and he eventually turned on them.She finally shouted, “Leave me alone!” at the man who had been following her for several blocks.
• to allow or cause (someone) to be left on their own: Leave him alone—he wants to rest.They left me all alone, and I couldn’t figure out how to get back home.
19. alone (def. 8).

1. permission to do something: to beg leave to go elsewhere.
2. permission to be absent, as from work or military duty: The firm offers a maternity leave as part of its benefit program.
3. the time this permission lasts: 30 days' leave.
4. a parting; departure; farewell: He took his leave before the formal ceremonies began.We took leave of them after dinner.
5. draft (def. 23).
6. the pin or pins in upright position after the bowl of the first ball.

1. to put forth leaves; leaf.

1. to go or depart (from a person or place)
2. to cause to remain behind, often by mistake, in a place
3. to cause to be or remain in a specified state
4. to renounce or abandon
5. to refrain from consuming or doing something
6. to result in; cause
7. to allow to be or remain subject to another person or thing
8. to entrust or commit
9. to submit in place of one's personal appearance
10. to pass in a specified direction
11. to be survived by (members of one's family)
12. to bequeath or devise
13. to have as a remainder
14. to permit; let
15. to leave undisturbed
16. to stop holding
17. to take a matter no further
18. to be very unsatisfactory
19. leave someone alone
• Also: let alone See let 1 (def. 7)
• to permit to stay or be alone
20. not to control or direct someone

1. permission to do something
2. with your permission
3. permission to be absent, as from a place of work or duty
4. the duration of such absence
5. a farewell or departure (esp in the phrase take (one's) leave)
6. officially excused from work or duty
7. to say farewell (to)
8. to go mad or become irrational

1. to produce or grow leaves

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