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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Leave \Leave\, n. [OE. leve, leave, AS. le['a]f; akin to le['o]f pleasing, dear, E. lief, D. oorlof leave, G. arlaub, and erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. [root]124. See {Lief}.] 1. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license. [1913 Webster] David earnestly asked leave of me. --1 Sam. xx. 6. [1913 Webster] No friend has leave to bear away the dead. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go. [1913 Webster] A double blessing is a'double grace; Occasion smiles upon a second leave. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren. --Acts xviii. 18. [1913 Webster] {French leave}. See under {French}. Syn: See {Liberty}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Leave \Leave\, v. t. [See {Levy}.] To raise; to levy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] An army strong she leaved. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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[imac]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.0.48 [gcide]: Leave \Leave\, v. i. 1. To depart; to set out. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] By the time I left for Scotland. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. "He . . . began at the eldest, and left at the youngest." --Gen. xliv. 12. [1913 Webster] {To leave off}, to cease; to desist; to stop. [1913 Webster] Leave off, and for another summons wait. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: leave n 1: the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" [syn: {leave}, {leave of absence}] 2: permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak" 3: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn: {farewell}, {leave}, {leave-taking}, {parting}] v 1: go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" [syn: {leave}, {go forth}, {go away}] [ant: {arrive}, {come}, {get}] 2: 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" 3: act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" 4: 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" [syn: {leave}, {leave alone}, {leave behind}] 5: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" [syn: {exit}, {go out}, {get out}, {leave}] [ant: {come in}, {enter}, {get in}, {get into}, {go in}, {go into}, {move into}] 6: 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" [syn: {leave}, {allow for}, {allow}, {provide}] 7: have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: {leave}, {result}, {lead}] 8: 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" [syn: {leave}, {depart}, {pull up stakes}] 9: put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" [syn: {entrust}, {leave}] 10: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" [syn: {bequeath}, {will}, {leave}] [ant: {disinherit}, {disown}] 11: have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" 12: be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" [syn: {leave}, {leave behind}] 13: transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" [syn: {impart}, {leave}, {give}, {pass on}] 14: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: {forget}, {leave}]