Meaning

6 senses
  1. The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.

    He made 45 leaves in his innings of 64.

  2. The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).

  3. The tiles remaining on a player's rack after his or her turn.

    I didn't score much, but LING was a good leave.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.

    I've just been given three weeks' leave by my boss — I don't think I still have some leave owing to me.

    Urlaub, Beurlaubung, Freistellung

    о́тпускótpusk, побы́вкаpobývka, отгу́лotgúl

    відпу́сткаvidpústka, відгу́лvidhúl, до́звілdózvil

    the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

  5. (countable, dated, uncountable)Permission.

    Might I beg leave to accompany you?

    The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave be granted, to appeal against these sentences.

    permission to do something

  6. (countable, dated, uncountable)Farewell, departure.

    I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance.

    Abschied

Examples

13622 sentences
  1. Close the door when you leave.

    Зачини двері, коли будеш іти.

    ruЗакрой дверь, когда будешь уходить.

    deSchließ beim Hinausgehen die Türe.

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  2. Did you leave the window open?

    Ви залишили вікно відчиненим?

    ruВы оставили окно открытым?

    deHabt ihr das Fenster offen gelassen?

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  3. I guess we should leave now.

    Думаю, нам треба зараз піти.

    deIch schätze, wir sollten jetzt gehen.

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  4. The bus leaves in five minutes.

    Автобус відправляється за п'ять хвилин.

    ruАвтобус отправляется через пять минут.

    deDer Bus fährt in fünf Minuten ab.

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  5. Let's leave the problem until tomorrow.

    Лишімо цю проблему на завтра.

    deLassen wir das Problem bis morgen ruhen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
absence from work:
permission to be absent:
Русский
By meaning 2
absence from work:
permission to be absent:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
absence from work:
permission to be absent:
departure:

Origin

From Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan (“to leave”), from Proto-West Germanic *

From Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan (“to leave”), from Proto-West Germanic *laibijan, from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną (“to let stay, leave”), causative of *lībaną (“to stay, remain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick; fat”).

From Middle English leve, from Old English lēaf (“permission, privilege”), from Proto-Germanic *laubō, *laubą (“permission, privilege, favour, worth”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, hold dear”). Cognate with obsolete German Laube (“permission”), Swedish lov (“permission”), Icelandic leyfi (“permission”). Related to Dutch verlof, German Urlaub, Erlaubnis, Verlaub. See also love.

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Forms

plural: leaves
Singularleave
Pluralleaves

regular

Synonyms

30 synonyms

Word family

25 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • leave early
  • want to leave
  • have to leave
  • to leave early
  • ready to leave
  • going to leave
  • to leave the
  • leave the house
  • planning to leave
  • leave tomorrow
  • about to leave
  • leave the room

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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