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verb, noun verb (left, left ) place / person 1 to go away from a person or a place: [V] Come on, it's time we left.  The plane leaves for Dallas at 12.35. [VN] I hate leaving home. The plane leaves Heathrow at 12.35.home / job / school 2 to stop living at a place, belonging to a group, working for an employer, etc: [V] My secretary has threatened to leave. [VN] Some children leave school at 16.wife / husband 3 [VN] ~ sb (for sb) to leave your wife, husband or partner permanently: She's leaving him for another man. sth to do later 4 [VN] to not do sth or deal with sth immediately: Leave the dishes-I'll wash them up later. Why do you always leave everything until the last moment?sb / sth in condition / place 5 to make or allow sb/sth to remain in a particular condition, place, etc: [VN-ADJ] Leave the door open, please. The bomb blast left 25 people dead. [VN ing] Don't leave her waiting outside in the rain. [VN to inf] Leave the rice to cook for 20 minutes. [also VN]6 to make sth happen or remain as a result: [VN] Red wine leaves a stain. The puppy left a trail of destruction behind it. She left me with the impression that she was unhappy with her job. [VNN] I'm afraid you leave me no choice.7 (be left) [VN] to remain to be used, sold, etc: Is there any coffee left? How many tickets do you have left? (figurative) They are fighting to save what is left of their business. The only course of action left to me was to notify her employer.8 [VN] ~ sth/sb (behind) to go away from a place without taking sb/sth with you: I've left my bag on the bus. Don't leave any of your belongings behind. He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind.mathematics 9 [VN] to have a particular amount remaining: Seven from ten leaves three. after death 10 [VN] to have family remaining after your death: He leaves a wife and two children. 11 to give sth to sb when you die: [VN, VNN] She left ｣1 million to her daughter. She left her daughter ｣1 million.responsibility to sb 12 to allow sb to take care of sth: [VN,  adv./prep.] You can leave the cooking to me. She left her assistant in charge. Leave it with me-I'm sure I can sort it out. 'Where shall we eat?' 'I'll leave it entirely (up) to you (  you can decide).' They left me with all the clearing up. [VN to inf] I was left to cope on my own.deliver 13 ~ sth (for sb) | ~ (sb) sth to deliver sth and then go away: [VN, VNN] Someone left this note for you. Someone left you this note.IDIOMS Most idioms containing leave are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example leave sb in the lurch is at lurch. leave go (of sth) (BrE, informal) to stop holding on to sth: Leave go of my arm-you're hurting me Idioms:leave it at that (informal) to say or do nothing more about sth: We'll never agree, so let's just leave it at that. leave it out (BrE, spoken) used to tell sb to stop doing sth PHRASAL VERBS leave sth<->aside to not consider sth: Leaving the expense aside, do we actually need a second car? leave sb/sth behind 1 [usually passive] to make much better progress than sb: Britain is being left behind in the race for new markets. 2 to leave a person, place or state permanently: She knew that she had left childhood behind. see also LEAVE (8) leave off (informal) to stop doing sth: Start reading from where you left off last time. [ ing] He left off playing the piano to answer the door.leave sb/sth<->off (sth) to not include sb/sth on a list, etc: You've left off a zero. We left him off the list.leave sb/sth out (of sth) to not include or mention sb/sth in sth: Leave me out of this quarrel, please. He hadn't been asked to the party and was feeling very left out. She left out an 'm' in 'accommodation'.be left over (from sth) to remain when all that is needed has been used: There was lots of food left over. related noun LEFTOVER noun [U] 1 a period of time when you are allowed to be away from work for a holiday/vacation or for a special reason: to take a month's paid / unpaid leave soldiers home on leave to be on maternity / study leave How much annual leave do you get?see also COMPASSIONATE LEAVE, SICK LEAVE 2 ~ (to do sth) (formal) official permission to do sth: to be absent without leave The court granted him leave to appeal against the sentence. She asked for leave of absence ( permission to be away from work) to attend a funeral.IDIOMS by / with your leave (formal) with your permission take (your) leave (of sb) (formal) to say goodbye: With a nod and a smile, she took leave of her friends. without a by your leave; without so much as a by your leave (old-fashioned) without asking permission; rudely: He walked straight in, without so much as a by your leave. more at BEG, FRENCH ▼ Từ liên quan / Related words
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