leave

go away from a place

• “At what time does your train leave?”
• “She didn”
• “;”

go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness

• “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”

act or be so as to become in a specified state

• “The inflation left them penniless”
• “The president”

leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

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

move out of or depart from

• “leave the room”
• “the fugitive has left the country”

make a possibility or provide opportunity for; 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”

result in

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

remove oneself from an association with or participation in

• “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”

put into the care or protection of someone

• “He left the decision to his deputy”
• “leave your child the nurse”

leave or give by will after one''s death

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

have left or have as a remainder

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

be survived by after one''s death

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

tell or deposit (information) knowledge

• “give a secret to the Russians”
• “leave your name and address here”

leave behind unintentionally

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

the condition of being financially weak

• “the weakness of the dollar against the yen”

permission to do something

• “she was granted leave to speak”

the act of departing politely

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