leave
go away from a place
How often you will meet it
Rank 289 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 73,733 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.035% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- go away from a place also: go forth, go away At what time does your train leave?She didn't leave until midnight
- go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness She left a mess when she moved outHis good luck finally left him
- act or be so as to become in a specified state The inflation left them pennilessThe president's remarks left us speechless
- leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking also: leave alone, leave behind, let alone leave it as isleave the young fawn alone
- move out of or depart from also: exit, go out, get out leave the roomthe fugitive has left the country
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain also: allow for, allow, provide This leaves no room for improvementThe evidence allows only one conclusion
leave in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Leave this farm alone--it won't run away.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Upon this Xury took heart and desired my leave to go on shore.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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When I leave town now I never tell my people where I am going.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Leave your painted comforts; I 'll make Italian cut-works in their guts If ever I return.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Chop off the heads of as many infidels as you will, but leave Englishmen alone, be they dukes or commoners.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1