leave on
To cause or allow to remain in the on or open positionTo cause or allow to remain in the on or open position.
» Can you leave the light on?
Kannst du das Licht an lassen?
Ты можешь оставить свет включённым?
Вы можете оставить свет включённым?
Можеш залишити світло увімкненим?
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To cause or allow to remain in the on or open position.
Should I turn off this light or leave it on?
Should I shut off this water or leave it on?
Examples
322 sentencesCan you leave the light on?
Можеш залишити світло увімкненим?
ruТы можешь оставить свет включённым?
deKannst du das Licht an lassen?
All the leaves on the tree turned yellow.
Усе листя на дереві стало жовтим.
ruВсе листья на дереве пожелтели.
deAlle Blätter des Baums sind gelb geworden.
Tom is getting ready to leave on a trip.
Том збирається поїхати у подорож.
I'm leaving on Sunday.
Я їду в неділю.
ruЯ уезжаю в воскресенье.
deAm Sonntag werde ich abreisen.
Leave the lights on.
Не вимикай світло.
ruОставь свет.
Forms
leaves on, leaving on, left on, left onPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- leave offвідколотися, відколюватисяTo omit.
- leave outвиключити, виключатиTo omit, to not include, to neglect to mention.
- leave onTo cause or allow to remain in the on or open position.
- leave overTo allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed.
- leave asideTo not talk about a topic so as to allow full consideration to something else.
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb