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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Leave \Leave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Left (l[e^]ft); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Leaving.] [OE. leven, AS. l?fan, fr. l[=a]f remnant,
     heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain;
     cf. bel[=i]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban.
     [root]119. See Live, v.]
     1. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart
        from; as, to leave the house.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Therefore shall a man leave his father and his
              mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii.
                                                    24.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or
        continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not
              leave some gleaning grapes ?          --Jer. xlix.
                                                    9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the
              other undone.                         --Matt. xxiii.
                                                    23.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be
              said than is expressed.               --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now leave complaining and begin your tea. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to
        relinquish.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. --Mark
                                                    x. 28.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The heresies that men do leave.       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to
        his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will leave you now to your gossiplike humor.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to
        submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as,
        leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave
        the matter to arbitrators.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy
              way.                                  --Matt. v. 24.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The foot
              That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he
        left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy
        to his niece.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. to cause to be; -- followed by an adjective or adverb
        describing a state or condition; as, the losses due to
        fire leave me penniless; The cost of defending himself
        left Bill Clinton with a mountain of lawyers' bills.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     To leave alone.
        (a) To leave in solitude.
        (b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to
            leave dangerous chemicals alone.
  
     To leave off.
        (a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off
            work at six o'clock.
        (b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual
            position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the
            tablecloth.
        (c) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit.
  
     To leave out, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in
        writing.
  
     To leave to one's self, to let (one) be alone; to cease
        caring for (one).
  
     Syn: Syn>- To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon;
          relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign;
          surrender; forbear. See Quit.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Leave \Leave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Leaving]
     To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. --G.
     Fletcher.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Leave \Leave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Leaving]
     To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. --G.
     Fletcher.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Leave \Leave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Left; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Leaving.] [OE. leven, AS. l?fan, fr. l[=a]f remnant,
     heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain;
     cf. bel[=i]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban. ?. See
     Live, v.]
     1. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart
        from; as, to leave the house.
  
              Therefore shall a man leave his father and his
              mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii.
                                                    24.
  
     2. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or
        continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
  
              If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not
              leave some gleaning grapes ?          --Jer. xlix.
                                                    9.
  
              These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the
              other undone.                         --Matt. xxiii.
                                                    23.
  
              Besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be
              said than is expressed.               --Bacon.
  
     3. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
  
              Now leave complaining and begin your tea. --Pope.
  
     4. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to
        relinquish.
  
              Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. --Mark
                                                    x. 28.
  
              The heresies that men do leave.       --Shak.
  
     5. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to
        his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
  
              I will leave you now to your gossiplike humor.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to
        submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as,
        leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave
        the matter to arbitrators.
  
              Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy
              way.                                  --Matt. v. 24.
  
              The foot That leaves the print of blood where'er it
              walks.                                --Shak.
  
     7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he
        left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy
        to his niece.
  
     To leave alone.
        (a) To leave in solitude.
        (b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to
            leave dangerous chemicals alone.
  
     To leave off.
        (a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off
            work at six o'clock.
        (b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual
            position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the
            tablecloth.
        (c) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit.
  
     To leave out, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in
        writing.
  
     To leave to one's self, to let (one) be alone; to cease
        caring for (one).
  
     Syn: Syn>- To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon;
          relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign;
          surrender; forbear. See Quit.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  leaving
       n : act of departing [syn: departure, going, going away]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  leaving
     alt.
     (present participle of en leave nocat=1)
     vb.
     (present participle of en leave nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  leaving
     alt.
     (present participle of en leave nocat=1)
     vb.
     (present participle of en leave nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  leaving
     alt.
     (present participle of en leave nocat=1)
     vb.
     (present participle of en leave nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  leaving
     alt.
     (present participle of en leave nocat=1)
     vb.
     (present participle of en leave nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  leaving
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm l eav ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  leaving
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en leave ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb leave)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  eindeksamen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  الترك

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  opuštění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/ 
  odlet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/ 
  zůstatek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/ 
  opouštění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/ 
  opouštějící

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/ 
  odjezd

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/ 
  odcházející

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  odpadky

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  Abgänge 
        "after leaving school"  - nach dem Abgang von der Schule
     Synonyms: departures, exits
  
   see: sb.'s leaving, sb.'s departure, sb.'s exit, make a graceful exit
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  Aufgeben , Räumen  [freiwilliges]
           Note: eines Ortes
     Synonym: quitting
  
           Note: of a place

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  Hinausgehen 
     Synonyms: exiting, departing
  
   see: while going out, while leaving, while departing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  Rest , Überbleibsel , Überrest , Abfall 
   see: leavings
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  Überlassung 
     Synonyms: hiring, transfer
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  jds. Weggehen , Weggang , Fortgang  [geh.] , Ausscheiden , Abschied  [geh.]
     Synonyms: sb.'s going-away, departure
  
   see: His going away is not a solution.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  abfahrend
   see: leave, left, leaves, left
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  aufhörend
   see: leave, left, leaves, left
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  ausreisend
     Synonyms: exiting, departing
  
   see: exit a country, leave a country, depart a country, exited, left, departed, leave (the country) for Mexico, depart (the country) for Mexiko
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  austretend, ausscheidend
     Synonyms: withdrawing, resigning, quitting
  
   see: withdraw, resign, leave, quit, withdrawn, resigned, left, quit, withdraw prematurely, resign prematurely, retire from business, withdraw, cease to be a partner, take one's name off the books, secede from the Church
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  hinterlassend
   see: leave sth. to sb., leaved
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  hinterlegend
   see: leave sth., left
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  lassend, zurücklassend
        "I'll be leaving my daughter with my parents for those two days."  - Ich lasse meine Tochter die(se) zwei Tage bei meinen Eltern.
        "Are you leaving the car here?"  - Lässt du das Auto hier stehen?
        "I'm leaving the city behind."  - Ich lasse die Stadt hinter mir.
   see: leave, left, not to let sb. know, keep sb. guessing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  liegen lassend, stehen lassend
   see: leave sth., left, leave undone
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  übrig lassend
   see: leave sth., left
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  verlassend, belassend, hinterlassend, überlassend, zurücklassend
   see: leave sb./sth., left, he/she leaves, leave home, leave one's job, want to leave it here, want to stop at this point, I'm sorry I have to leave.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  weggehend, gehend
     Synonym: going
  
   see: leave, go, left, gone
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  
  που αναχωρεί

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  ostavljanja

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  leaving /lˈiːvɪŋ/
  1. kilépô
  2. elhagyás

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɫivɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "leaving":
     AWOL, French leave, abandonment, abscondence, absence,
     absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting,
     casting away, cessation, cut, day off, decampment, default,
     departure, desuetude, disappearance, disuse, egress, escape,
     evacuation, excused absence, exit, exodus, fleeing, flight,
     forsaking, furlough, getaway, going, hegira, holiday, hooky,
     jettison, jettisoning, leave, leave of absence, nonappearance,
     nonattendance, parting, passing, pulling out, removal, retirement,
     retreat, running away, sabbatical leave, sick leave,
     throwing overboard, truancy, truantism, unexcused absence,
     vacation, walkout, withdrawal
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

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