leave
/liːv/
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Translation
To go away from a place or person, or to let something stay where it is.
Word origin
From Old English læfan, meaning to let remain or leave behind.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- læfan
Grammar
Verb typeirregular (leave, leaves, left)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
leave house eight o'clock.
"Leave" here means to go out of the house.
leaves early Fridays.
"Leaves" is the form used with he, she, or it.
left keys table.
"Left" is the past form of "leave".
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