1. leave - noun
· the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
Synonym(s): leave_of_absence
Hypernym(s): time_off
2. leave - noun
· permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
Hypernym(s): permission
3. leave - noun
· the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
Synonym(s): farewell, leave-taking, parting
Hypernym(s): departure, going, going_away, leaving
4. leave - verb
· go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
Antonym(s): arrive
5. leave - verb
· 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"
6. leave - verb
· act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
7. leave - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): leave_alone, leave_behind, let_alone
8. leave - verb
· move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
Synonym(s): exit, go_out, get_out
Hypernym(s): move
9. leave - verb
· 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"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
Synonym(s): allow_for, allow, provide
Hypernym(s): yield, give, afford
10. leave - verb
· produce as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
Hypernym(s): produce, bring_about, give_rise
11. leave - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): depart, pull_up_stakes
Hypernym(s): change
12. leave - verb
· put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child in the nurse's care"
Synonym(s): entrust
Hypernym(s): pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give
13. leave - verb
· leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
Hypernym(s): give, gift, present
14. leave - verb
· have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
Hypernym(s): have
15. leave - verb
· be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
Synonym(s): leave_behind
16. leave - verb
· transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
Synonym(s): impart, give, pass_on
Hypernym(s): tell
17. leave - verb
· leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
Synonym(s): forget
Hypernym(s): lose
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