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How to pronounce leave in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms leave alone, leave behind, let alone
Type of forbear, refrain
Has types let


leave it as is.
leave the young fawn alone.
leave the flowers that you see in the park behind.
Type Words
Synonyms depart, pull up stakes
Type of change
Has types drop out, step down, quit, resign, leave office
Verb group go forth, go away


She wants to leave.
Type Words
Synonyms forget
Type of lose
Type Words
Synonyms lead, result
Type of produce, give rise, bring about
Has types lead
Type Words
Synonyms give, impart, pass on
Type of tell
Has types convey
Verb group give, bequeath, will


leave your name and address here.
Type Words
Synonyms entrust
Type of pass on, pass, turn over, hand, reach, give


leave your child in the nurse's care.
Type Words
Synonyms exit, get out, go out
Type of move
Has types get off, depart, log out, eject, fall out, go away, go, hop out, pop out, step out, file out, undock, log off
Verb group go away, go forth


leave the room.
Type Words
Synonyms leave of absence
Type of time off
Has types sabbatical leave, sabbatical, sick leave, shore leave, compassionate leave, pass, liberty, furlough, terminal leave


a ten day's leave to visit his mother.
Type Words
Synonyms leave behind
Has types widow
Verb group leave behind, bequeath, will
Type Words
Synonyms farewell, leave-taking, parting
Type of going away, departure, leaving, going
Has types valediction


he took his leave.
Type Words
Synonyms go away, go forth
Has types scat, empty, scarper, escape, rush off, rush away, run out, fly the coop, run off, fuck off, get, run away, run, get out, ride off, ride away, quit, pull out, pop off, part, go out, linger, head for the hills, hightail it, break away, walk out, walk off, walk away, vamoose, vacate, turn tail, tarry, take to the woods, take off, take leave, steal away, start out, start, abandon, sneak out, sneak off, beetle off, sneak away, bolt, bolt out, slip away, bugger off, bunk, buzz off, skip, come away, set out, decamp, set off, depart, desert, set forth, scram, lam
Verb group go out, pull up stakes, get out, exit, depart
Derivation leaver


At what time does your train leave?.
She didn't leave until midnight.
The ship leaves at midnight.
Type Words
Synonyms bequeath, will
Type of give, gift, present
Has types fee-tail, pass on, remember, devise, entail
Verb group pass on, impart, leave behind, give
Type Words
Synonyms allow, allow for, provide
Type of give, afford, yield
Verb group admit, allow


This leaves no room for improvement.
leave lots of time for the trip.
Type Words
Type of get, make
Verb group lead, result
Type Words
Has types abandon, desert, desolate, forsake, jilt
Verb group forget
Type Words
Type of have
Verb group leave behind, lead, leave alone, let alone, result


19 minus 8 leaves 11.
Type Words
Type of permission


she was granted leave to speak.

Examples of leave

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Daily renters must provide a $50 check or leave a credit-card number as deposit.
From the dailyherald.com
He was placed on paid leave on Oct. 18 for allegedly scheming K from the agency.
From the dailyherald.com
Councilman Matt Richardson is taking a leave of absence for unspecified reasons.
From the thenewstribune.com
Some 3,000 people had been urged to leave their homes in the first announcement.
From the thenewstribune.com
During home detention he may leave only for medical, court or religious reasons.
From the thenewstribune.com
For Collette Latham, her first instinct was to load up her belongings and leave.
From the denverpost.com
Residents packed onto commercial flights that were added to allow them to leave.
From the washingtontimes.com
He can't get them to leave because they ignore him as they disrupt his business.
From the timesunion.com
I've changed planes in Cincinnati before, but never had to actually leave there.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
  • The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
  • Permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
  • 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"
  • Farewell: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
  • Act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
  • "Leave!" is the second single by singer VV Brown from her debut album Travelling Like The Light. It was released on March 2, 2009 and was accompanied by a music video. This single, like her first single Crying Blood failed to chart.
  • "Leave (Get Out)" is a song by American pop and R&B singer JoJo from her self-titled debut album, JoJo. It was released as the album's lead single on February 24, 2004. ...
  • "Leave" is the first single released for the soundtrack of "Kaliber Deluxe" and it's sung by Lula and Bela B..