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How to pronounce leave off in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms except, exclude, leave out, omit, take out
Type of extinguish, get rid of, do away with, eliminate
Has types elide
Type Words
Type of discontinue


leave off where you started.
Type Words
Type of stop, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, cease


leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here.

Examples of leave off

leave off
Turn the oven off and leave the door ajar, or prop it open using a wooden spoon.
From the dailymail.co.uk
He was the last player to leave the field, jogging off with his helmet still on.
From the post-gazette.com
Turn the oven off and leave the door ajar until the meringue is completely cool.
From the thenewstribune.com
Once the flower has faded cut the flower stalk off but leave the foliage intact.
From the timesunion.com
Turn off the heat, but leave the pan undisturbed inside the oven for 30 minutes.
From the abcnews.go.com
Ed Miliband broke off from his paternity leave to hit the airwaves on the issue.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
They have children that they have to take time off to go home and take leave of.
From the nbr.co.nz
Parents may drop off children as long as they leave an emergency contact number.
From the newsday.com
And who now will be worse off or, in extreme cases, forced to leave their homes.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk