Leave

/liːv/

Meaning & Definition

noun

Permission to do something, especially to leave or be away from work.

She took a leave of absence to care for her sick parent.

An act of departing or going away.

His leave was granted for two weeks.

verb

To go away from a place.

I will leave the office at 5 PM.

To allow someone to have or keep something.

Please leave your contact information with the receptionist.

To let something remain or be in a certain state.

I will leave the door open for you.

Old English 'lefan', meaning 'to allow, permit'.

leave it be:

To not interfere or make changes.

leave someone hanging:

To not provide help or support when expected.

leave no stone unturned:

To search thoroughly or exhaustively.

Bounce

I gotta bounce; see you later!

Dip

Let's dip out of here before it gets crowded.