leave (
http://definr.com/leave)
n 1: the period of time during which you are absent from work or
duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" [syn: {leave
of absence}]
2: permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
3: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells";
"he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn:
farewell,
leave-taking,
parting]
v 1: go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"
"She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at
midnight" [syn:
go forth,
go away] [ant:
arrive]
2: 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"
3: act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The
inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks
left us speechless"
4: 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" [syn: {leave
alone},
leave behind]
5: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive
has left the country" [syn:
exit,
go out,
get out]
[ant:
enter]
6: 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"
[syn:
allow for,
allow,
provide for]
7: result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her
blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn:
result,
lead]
8: 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" [syn:
depart,
pull up stakes]
9: put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the
decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's
care" [syn:
entrust]
10: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed
me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire
estate" [syn:
bequeath,
will] [ant:
disinherit]
11: have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of
us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
12: be survived by after one's death: "He left six children";
"At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
[syn:
leave behind]
13: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to
the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [syn:
impart,
give,
pass on]
14: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the
restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked
the doors" [syn:
forget]