leave

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , causative of , from.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), (whence 🇨🇬). More at lave, belive.

The noun is attested since the 19th century, with earliest references to billiards.

Verb

 * 1) To have a consequence or remnant.
 * 2)  To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
 * 3)  To cause, to result in.
 * 4)  To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
 * 5) To depart; to separate from.
 * 6) To let be or do without interference.
 * 7)  To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
 * 8)  To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
 * 9) * 2018, The Independent, "Brexit: Theresa May 'not bluffing' in threat to leave EU without a deal, Tory minister Liam Fox says"
 * If we were to leave, the economic impact on a number of European countries would be severe.
 * 1)  To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
 * 2) To transfer something.
 * 3)  To transfer possession of after death.
 * 4)  To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
 * 5)  To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
 * 6)  To remain (behind); to stay.
 * 1) To depart; to separate from.
 * 2) To let be or do without interference.
 * 3)  To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
 * 4)  To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
 * 5) * 2018, The Independent, "Brexit: Theresa May 'not bluffing' in threat to leave EU without a deal, Tory minister Liam Fox says"
 * If we were to leave, the economic impact on a number of European countries would be severe.
 * 1)  To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
 * 2) To transfer something.
 * 3)  To transfer possession of after death.
 * 4)  To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
 * 5)  To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
 * 6)  To remain (behind); to stay.
 * 1) * 2018, The Independent, "Brexit: Theresa May 'not bluffing' in threat to leave EU without a deal, Tory minister Liam Fox says"
 * If we were to leave, the economic impact on a number of European countries would be severe.
 * 1)  To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
 * 2) To transfer something.
 * 3)  To transfer possession of after death.
 * 4)  To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
 * 5)  To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
 * 6)  To remain (behind); to stay.
 * 1)  To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
 * 2)  To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
 * 3)  To remain (behind); to stay.
 * 1)  To remain (behind); to stay.
 * 1)  To remain (behind); to stay.


 * 1)  To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
 * 1)  To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:leave

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Albanian:
 * American Sign Language: 5@SideChesthigh-PalmAcross-5@SideChesthigh-PalmAcross 5@SideTrunkhigh-5@SideTrunkhigh
 * Arabic:
 * Hijazi Arabic: ترك, ساب, راح, سَيَّب
 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: alas, las
 * Assamese: এৰা
 * Asturian:
 * Bashkir: ҡалдырыу
 * Belarusian: застаўля́ць, заста́віць
 * Bikol Central:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 留
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Friulian: lassâ
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Alemannic German: laa
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀφίημι
 * Hebrew: השאיר
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:, elhagy
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Ingrian: jättää
 * Irish: fág
 * Istriot: lassà
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:, ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: بەجێی بێڵە
 * Northern Kurdish: ,
 * Ladin: lascer
 * Lao:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian:
 * Macedonian: остава, остави
 * Malay:
 * Neapolitan: lascià, lassà
 * Norman: laîssi
 * Norwegian: etterlate
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: lǣtan
 * Ottoman Turkish: براقمق
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: saqiy, sagii, hagii
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch: laschar, schar, lascher
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Sardinian: lassare, lassai
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàg
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: остављати, оставити
 * Roman: ,
 * Sicilian:
 * Slovak: nechávať, nechať
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: matira, hayaan
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: залиша́ти, залиши́ти
 * Urdu: چھوڑنا
 * Venetian:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:
 * Zazaki: vındarden


 * Afrikaans: erf, nalaat
 * Armenian:
 * Bashkir: ҡалдырыу
 * Bulgarian:, завеща́я
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: fág, tiomnaigh
 * Latin:
 * Latvian:
 * Maori: wira
 * Norman: laîssi
 * Norwegian: etterlate
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàg
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: efter sig, kvarlåta
 * Welsh:


 * Bashkir: биреү, ҡалдырыу, тапшырыу
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian: ტოვებს, დატოვებს
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Latin:, colo
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàg
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Tagalog: iwanan


 * Afrikaans: oordra
 * Bashkir: тапшырыу
 * Bulgarian:, , преда́м
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 包在……身上
 * Czech:, přenechat
 * Danish: overlade
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: fág
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàg
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:


 * Afrikaans:
 * American Sign Language: OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown-OpenB@DistalSideChesthigh-PalmDown A@NearSideCheshigh-PalmAcross-A@CenterChesthigh-PalmAside, FlatB@CenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Contact FlatB@SideNeckhigh-PalmUp-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown
 * Arabic:, غَادَرَ
 * Hijazi Arabic: ترك, راح, مشي, طِلِع, نَدَر, انقلع
 * Armenian: ,
 * Asturian: marchar, colar
 * Atikamekw: matcaw
 * Bashkir: китеү
 * Basque: utzi
 * Belarusian: пакіда́ць, пакі́нуць
 * Bulgarian:, ; , напу́сна
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: eliri
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Friulian: partî
 * Georgian: ტოვებს
 * German: ,
 * Alemannic German: verlaa
 * Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: λείπω
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Ingrian: lähtiä
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: fág
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 引き離す, 引き離れる
 * Khmer: ចាកចេញ, ចចេញ
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: بە جێ ھێشتن
 * Northern Kurdish:, ,
 * Ladin: partir
 * Lao: ຈາກ, ປະ
 * Latin:, descisco
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Maori: maiki
 * Nahuatl: itopanecauiloc
 * Norman: tchitter
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: forlǣtan
 * Ottoman Turkish: براقمق
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Quechua: ripuy
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Sanskrit:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàg
 * Slovak: opustiť
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: salir de,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Tibetan: འགྲོ་བ, ཐོན, ཆས་པ
 * Ukrainian: покида́ти, поки́нути
 * Venetian:, ndar vìa, ndar via
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:


 * Afrikaans: beëindig
 * Bashkir: сығыу, китеү
 * Bulgarian:, напу́сна
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: fág
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàg
 * Swahili:


 * 'Are'are: tahi
 * Afar: cabe
 * Afrikaans: gaan vertrek
 * American Sign Language: OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown-OpenB@DistalSideChesthigh-PalmDown A@NearSideCheshigh-PalmAcross-A@CenterChesthigh-PalmAside
 * Arabic:, غَادَرَ, اِنْصَرَفَ
 * Egyptian Arabic: مشى
 * Hijazi Arabic: راح, مشي, طِلِع
 * Armenian:, ,
 * Aromanian: plec
 * Asturian: marchar
 * Bashkir: китеү
 * Basque: utzi
 * Belarusian: адхо́дзіць, адысці́, ад'язджа́ць, ад'е́хаць
 * Bislama: lego
 * Bulgarian:, ; , зами́на
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Chuukese: feino
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Farefare: we
 * Faroese: fara avstað
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Friulian: partî
 * Galician: largar,, liscar,
 * Georgian:
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: λείπω
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: चला जाना,
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: fág, imigh
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Khmer:
 * Kilivila: la
 * Korean:
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Lao: ຈາກ
 * Latin:, , abambulo, decedo, , proficiscor, egredior, descisco
 * Latvian:
 * Maori: ngawīi, wehe atu, haere atu
 * Nahuatl: itopanecauiloc
 * Nepali:
 * Ngazidja Comorian: roha
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: forlǣtan
 * Old Saxon: farlēƀian
 * Ottoman Turkish: براقمق
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Quechua: yarquy
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch: partir, parteir
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Saho: xabe
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàg, falbh
 * Slovene:
 * Somali: tago
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swahili: kuondoka
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tagalog: umalís
 * Tajik:
 * Tamil: ,
 * Telugu: వెళ్ళిపో
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ugaritic: 𐎚𐎁𐎓
 * Ukrainian:, відійти́ , від'їжджа́ти, від'ї́хати
 * Venetian:, caminare, ndar via, ndar vìa
 * Vietnamese: rời khỏi
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: אַוועקניין, אַוועקפֿאָרן


 * Afrikaans:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Interlingua:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:
 * Latin:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Old English:
 * Slovene: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: (låta) ,
 * Welsh:

Noun

 * 1)  The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
 * 2)  The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).

Etymology 2
From, from , from , , from. Cognate with obsolete 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. See also.

Noun

 * 1)  Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
 * 2)  Permission.
 * 3)  Farewell, departure.
 * 1)  Permission.
 * 2)  Farewell, departure.
 * 1)  Farewell, departure.
 * 1)  Farewell, departure.
 * 1)  Farewell, departure.
 * 1)  Farewell, departure.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: verlof
 * Belarusian: дазво́л
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: permisjon,
 * Nynorsk: permisjon, løyve
 * Old English:
 * Ottoman Turkish: رخصت
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian:
 * Welsh: caniatad


 * Afrikaans: verlof
 * Arabic: إِجَازَة, عُطْلَة
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: во́дпуск
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: frihed,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Macedonian: одмор
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Ottoman Turkish: رخصت
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: о̀дмор
 * Roman:
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene: dopust
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: відпу́стка, відгу́л
 * Welsh: seibiant,


 * Afrikaans:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: gadawiad

Etymology 3
From, from , from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.

Etymology 4
From, from. More at.

Verb

 * 1)  To produce leaves or foliage.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: разлиствам се

Etymology 5
From. Compare. Compare also 🇨🇬, a variant of levy that may have been monosyllabic.

Verb

 * 1)  To raise; to levy.