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Phrase(s): leave someone or something (at) some place
1. to abandon someone or something at some place. • Don’t leave me here by myself! • Betty left her newspaper at the table, hoping someone else would enjoy it. 2. to allow someone or something to remain at some place. • You leave me here and go on ahead. • Please leave your packages at the door. 3. to allow someone or something to stay behind through forgetfulness. • I left my glasses behind on my desk. • I was left at the movie theater by mistake., Phrase(s): leave someone or something to someone
to give or abandon someone or something to someone. • I leave Mr. Franklin to you. Good luck in dealing with him. • I leave the whole problem to you. Good luck.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with LEAVE, Also see ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE; (LEAVE) HIGH AND DRY; (LEAVE) OUT IN THE COLD; TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT; TAKE LEAVE OF; TAKE ONE'S LEAVE. Also see under LET.
American Heritage Idioms
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leave off ( sth/doing sth )
to stop, or to stop doing something
• This film begins where the other one leaves off.
• I've decided to leave off eating meat for a while., leave sth/sb behind
[ M ]
to leave a place without taking someone or something with you
• We left in a hurry and I must have left my keys behind.
• He was forced to leave the country, leaving behind his wife and children., leave sth aside
[ M ]
to not discuss one subject so that you can discuss a different subject
• Leaving aside the question of cost, how many people do we need on the job?, leave sth for/to sb
to give someone responsibility for dealing with something
• I've left the paperwork for you.
• Leave it to me - I'll sort it out tomorrow., leave sth behind
[ M ]
to cause a situation to exist after you have left a place
• The army left a trail of destruction behind them., leave sth/sb off sth
to not include something or someone on a list
• He left three people off the list by mistake., leave sb/sth out
[ M ]
to not include someone or something
• You can leave the butter out of this recipe if you're on a low-fat diet.
• I've made a list of names - I hope I haven't left anyone out.
• None of the other children play with her, and I think she feels rather left out (= feels that no one wants to be her friend).
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb
depart:
Tomorrow we shall leave China.
verb
forget:
Don't leave your book at home.
verb
forsake:
We told him not to leave his wife.
noun
permission:
We shall give him leave to go home.
noun
furlough:
He's on leave visiting his parents.
Simple Definitions
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to leave a place
leave
• Just as I was leaving the house, the phone rang. • We left early to avoid the traffic.
go
especially spoken to leave somewhere:
• Come on, boys, it’s time to go. • When does the next bus go?
set off
especially British English to leave somewhere and begin a journey:
• The following day we set off for Vienna.
take off
if a plane takes off, it leaves the ground at the beginning of a flight:
• Our plane took off late because of the fog.
emigrate
to leave your own country in order to live permanently in another country:
• In 2002, his family emigrated to New Zealand.
depart
formal to leave – used especially about trains, buses, planes etc:
• Coaches depart for the airport every 30 minutes.
to leave school/college etc
leave
especially British English to finish studying at school or college, usually at the age or time when people normally finish:
• When James left school, he worked for a while with his father. • She found it hard to get a job after leaving university.
graduate
to successfully finish your studies at a college or university, or at an American high school:
• Kelly graduated from Harvard with a degree in East Asian Studies. • Approximately 80% of Americans graduate from high school.
drop out
to leave school, college, or university before your course of study has finished, because you do not want to continue with it:
• I failed my first year exams and decided to drop out and get a job.
quit
American English to leave school without finishing your course of study:
• He quit school at fourteen to work and help support his family.
leave your job
leave
• I left my last job because the salary was so low. • Why don’t you just leave?
quit
to leave your job permanently because you are not happy with it:
• After enduring months of harassment, Mrs Collins decided to quit her job. • I’ve told them I’m quitting.
resign
to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job:
• The company director was forced to resign over the scandal.
hand in your notice/resignation
to write an official letter to your employer saying that you are going to leave your job on a particular date:
• You have to hand in your notice at least four weeks before you leave.
retire
to leave your job in order to stop working permanently, usually because you have reached the age when most people stop working:
• After forty years of working for the bank, Karl retired in May. • He had to retire because of ill health.
Longman-Thesaurus
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leave
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + leave
annual leave
(= an amount of time that you are allowed away from work for holidays etc )
• Annual leave is 22 days plus public holidays.
maternity leave
(= time that a mother is allowed away from work to have and take care of a new baby )
• Two teachers were off on maternity leave.
paternity leave
(= time that a father is allowed away from work to take care of a new baby )
• He got five days’ paternity leave.
parental leave
(= time that a parent is allowed away from work to take care of a child )
• Parental leave is often unpaid.
sick leave
( also medical leave American English ) (= time that you are allowed away from work because you are ill )
• The form must be filled in as soon as you return from sick leave.
compassionate leave
(= time that you are allowed away from work because someone in your family is very ill or has died )
• Eileen was given compassionate leave to go to the funeral.
paid/unpaid leave
• She took three days unpaid leave in order to help her daughter.
home leave
(= time that you are allowed to spend at home from a job that is far away, for example in the army, or from prison )
• Roberts had failed to return from home leave, and there was a warrant out for his arrest.
shore leave
(= time that a sailor is allowed to spend on land and away from work )
• Hong Kong was a popular place for shore leave.
special leave
(= time that you are allowed away from work for a special reason )
• Some firms grant special leave when you move house.
study leave
British English (= time that you are allowed away from work because you are taking a course )
• The company offers study leave for staff development.
sabbatical leave
(= time that a teacher is allowed away from work to study or travel )
• Headteachers can take sabbatical leave every five years.
indefinite leave
(= leave without a time limit )
• She has gone on indefinite leave, suffering from exhaustion.
leave entitlement
(= the amount of time that you are allowed to spend away from work on holidays etc )
• The normal paid leave entitlement is 20 days.
verbs
have/get leave
• How much annual leave do you get?
be entitled to leave
(= be allowed to have as leave )
• After five years, employees are entitled to 25 days’ leave.
go on leave
(= start your time away from work )
• I’ll get the report to you before you go on leave.
take leave
(= use the time you are allowed )
• I don’t think I’ll be able to take any leave in January because we’re too busy.
use (up) leave
• I used all my leave in the summertime.
give/grant somebody leave
• He was given compassionate leave.
cancel sb’s leave
(= stop people taking leave )
• The Police Department cancelled all leave because of the emergency.
transnet.ir
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noun period of time when you do not go to work ADJ. annual | paid, unpaid | extended, indefinite, weekend | compassionate, maternity, parental, paternity, sabbatical, sick, study | home, shore VERB + LEAVE be entitled to, get, have How much annual leave do you get? I've still got some leave left this year. | go on, spend, take, use (up) She spent most of her leave with her family. I've still got some leave to use up. | save I'm saving all my leave to have a long holiday later in the year. | cancel When the war broke out all leave was cancelled. | give sb, grant sb | be due for, be owed | apply for LEAVE + NOUN entitlement PREP. on ~ She's on leave until the end of the month. official permission to do sth ADJ. special VERB + LEAVE ask, request He asked leave to absent himself for four days. | give sb, grant sb | obtain | refuse sb PREP. by sb's ~ The appeal can only be brought by leave of the trial judge. | with/without sb's ~ No application may be made without the leave of the court. PHRASES absent without leave, leave of absence, without (so much as) a by your leave (= without asking permission), verb VERB + LEAVE decide to | intend to, plan to, want to | be ready to We were all packed and ready to leave. | be about to, be going to Did you want something? I was just about to leave. | threaten to My secretary has threatened to leave. | attempt to, try to They were caught trying to leave the country. | refuse to | be compelled to, be forced to, be obliged to | ask sb to, order sb to They were being extremely rowdy and the manager had to ask them leave. | allow sb to, let sb I wanted to leave but they wouldn't let me. | enable sb to PREP. for They left for Scotland this morning.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary