leave
To have a consequence or remnantTo have a consequence or remnant.: To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
» Close the door when you leave.
Schließ beim Hinausgehen die Türe.
Schließe beim Hinausgehen die Tür!
Закрой дверь, когда будешь уходить.
Уходя, закройте дверь.
Уходя, закрой дверь.
Закройте дверь, когда будете уходить.
Зачини двері, коли будеш іти.
Зачиніть двері, коли будете йти.
Meaning
16 sensesTo have a consequence or remnant.
(transitive)To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
I left my car at home and took a bus to work.
The ants did not leave so much as a crumb of bread.
lassen, zurücklassen
оставля́тьostavljátʹ, оста́витьostávitʹ
залиша́тиzalyšáty, залиши́тиzalyšýty
(copulative, intransitive, transitive)To cause, to result in.
The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.
Infantile paralysis left him lame for the rest of his life.
produce as a result or residue
(transitive)To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
Leave your hat in the hall.
We should leave the legal matters to lawyers.
To depart; to separate from.
(transitive)To let be or do without interference.
I left him to his reflections.
I leave my hearers to judge.
(transitive)To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
His bow and arrow never leaves him.
I left the country and I left my wife.
verlassen, davonmachen
оставля́тьostavljátʹ, оста́витьostávitʹ, покида́тьpokidátʹ
покида́тиpokydáty, поки́нутиpokýnuty
move out of or depart from
(transitive)To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
I left the band.
покида́тьpokidátʹ, поки́нутьpokínutʹ, уходи́тьuxodítʹ
(euphemistic, transitive)To die (the object denotes those affected by the death).
(intransitive)To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
I think you'd better leave.
go away from a place
To transfer something.
(transitive)To transfer possession of after death.
When my father died, he left me the house.
hinterlassen
оставля́тьostavljátʹ, оста́витьostávitʹ
be survived by after one's death
(transitive)To intentionally place (something) to be received by another; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there.
оставля́тьostavljátʹ, оста́витьostávitʹ, предоставля́тьpredostavljátʹ
(transitive)To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
Can't we just leave this to the experts?
оставля́тьostavljátʹ, оста́витьostávitʹ, передава́тьperedavátʹ
(transitive)To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
leave or give by will after one's death
Examples
13622 sentencesClose the door when you leave.
Зачини двері, коли будеш іти.
ruЗакрой дверь, когда будешь уходить.
deSchließ beim Hinausgehen die Türe.
Did you leave the window open?
Ви залишили вікно відчиненим?
ruВы оставили окно открытым?
deHabt ihr das Fenster offen gelassen?
I guess we should leave now.
Думаю, нам треба зараз піти.
deIch schätze, wir sollten jetzt gehen.
The bus leaves in five minutes.
Автобус відправляється за п'ять хвилин.
ruАвтобус отправляется через пять минут.
deDer Bus fährt in fünf Minuten ab.
Let's leave the problem until tomorrow.
Лишімо цю проблему на завтра.
deLassen wir das Problem bis morgen ruhen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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By meaning 4
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 leven, from lef (“leaf”). More at leaf.
From French lever. Compare levy. Compare also Middle English leve, a variant of levy that may have been monosyllabic.
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Forms
leaves, leaving, left, leftPhrasal 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
58 synonyms- leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking:leave aloneleave behindlet alone
- be survived by after one's death:leave behind
- go away from a place:go forthgo away
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in:departpull up stakes
- produce as a result or residue:resultlead
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain:allow forallowprovide
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Short and long vowels — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
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