Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 4.