Talk:leave

Forget to take
"To leave something" can also mean "to forget to take something", can't it? I left my keys at Peter's place. This could mean that the speaker left it there for Peter to use, or (more likely) that they forgot to take it with them. I think the latter should get its own definition.Kolmiel (talk) 18:31, 29 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I don't think the purpose is part of the definition. If I say "I threw the fish in the pool", I might have thrown it to get rid of it, or I might have thrown it to feed a dolphin. That doesn't make two senses of throw. Equinox ◑ 07:26, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Etymology
[Mid-17th century. < inter- + leaf] Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:53, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

leave standing
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/leave+standing --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:02, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

I left my number with Dan.
leave with? https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/leave+with --Backinstadiums (talk) 14:49, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Etymology 4 Should be Removed
There's no citation, nor evidence in the OED or M-W etc. that leave can be used in this sense in that construction. Give leave to etc. is of course a known phase, but I don't think that "We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend" is good English.


 * That usage example does look silly and I've removed it. However, the usex might not be what the definition writer intended. If you wish to challenge the sense, use WT:RFV. Equinox ◑ 09:35, 8 November 2023 (UTC)