VERB | motion | leave, go forth, go away | go away from a place |
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cognition | leave | go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness | |
stative | leave | act or be so as to become in a specified state | |
change | leave, leave alone, leave behind, let alone | leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking | |
motion | leave, exit, go out, get out | move out of or depart from | |
stative | leave, allow for, allow, provide | make a possibility or provide opportunity for | |
stative | leave, result, lead | have as a result or residue | |
social | leave, depart, pull up stakes | remove oneself from an association with or participation in | |
possession | leave, entrust | put into the care or protection of someone | |
possession | leave, bequeath, will | leave or give by will after one's death | |
stative | leave | have left or have as a remainder | |
change | leave, leave behind | be survived by after one's death | |
possession | leave, impart, give, pass on | transmit (knowledge or skills) | |
cognition | leave, forget | leave behind unintentionally | |
NOUN | time | leave, leave of absence | the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty |
communication | leave | permission to do something | |
act | leave, farewell, leave-taking, parting | the act of departing politely |
Sounds | liy'v | |
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Rhymes | achieve ... weave: 34 rhymes with iyv... |
Meaning | The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty. | |
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Example | "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" | |
Synonym | leave of absence | |
Narrower | compassionate leave | (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death |
furlough | A temporary leave of absence from military duty | |
pass | (military) a written leave of absence | |
sabbatical, sabbatical leave | A leave usually taken every seventh year | |
shore leave, liberty | Leave granted to a sailor or naval officer | |
sick leave | A leave of absence from work because of illness | |
terminal leave | final / final leave before discharge from military service | |
Broader | time off | A time period when you are not required to work |
Spanish | excedencia, permiso | |
Catalan | excedència |
Meaning | permission to do something. | |
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Example | "she was granted leave to speak" | |
Broader | permission | approval to do something |
Meaning | The act of departing politely. | |
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Example | "he took his leave" | |
Synonyms | farewell, leave-taking, parting | |
Narrower | valediction | The act of saying farewell |
Broader | departure, going, going away, leaving | The act of departing |
Spanish | adiós, despedida | |
Catalan | adéu, comiat | |
Verbs | leave | go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness |
leave | move out of or depart from | |
leave | go away from a place |
Meaning | Go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | They leave the money in the closet; They leave the people the food | |
Narrower | abandon, forsake, desolate, desert | Leave someone who needs or counts on you |
jilt | cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly | |
Similar to | forget, leave | leave behind unintentionally |
Spanish | abandonar, dejar, olvidar | |
Catalan | abandonar, deixar, oblidar | |
Nouns | leave | the act of departing politely |
Meaning | Act or be so as to become in a specified state. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Something ----s somebody | |
Broader | make, get | Give certain properties to something |
Similar to | leave, result, lead | Have as a result or residue |
Spanish | dejar |
Meaning | Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | leave alone, leave behind, let alone | |
Narrower | let | Leave unchanged |
Broader | refrain, forbear | Resist doing something |
Similar to | leave | Have left or have as a remainder |
Spanish | dejar | |
Catalan | deixar |
Meaning | make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | allow for, allow, provide | |
Broader | yield, give, afford | Be the cause or source of |
Similar to | admit, allow | afford possibility |
Spanish | dejar, permitir | |
Catalan | deixar, permetre |
Meaning | Have as a result or residue. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | result, lead | |
Narrower | lead | tend to or result in |
Broader | produce, bring about, give rise | Cause to happen, occur or exist |
Similar to | leave | Act or be so as to become in a specified state |
leave | Have left or have as a remainder | |
Spanish | dejar |
Meaning | Remove oneself from an association with or participation in. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They leave the countryside | |
Example | "She wants to leave" | |
Synonyms | depart, pull up stakes | |
Narrower | drop out | Leave school or an educational program prematurely |
leave office, quit, step down, resign | Give up or retire from a position | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Similar to | leave, go forth, go away | go away from a place |
Spanish | abandonar, dejar, irse, largarse, marcharse, partir, retirarse | |
Catalan | abandonar, anar-se'n, deixar, marxar, retirar-se |
Meaning | put into the care or protection of someone. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Model | They leave the money to them; They leave them the money | |
Example | "leave your child the nurse's care" | |
Synonym | entrust | |
Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of |
Spanish | confiar, dejar, entregar | |
Catalan | confiar, deixar, lliurar |
Meaning | Leave or give by will after one's death. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Model | They leave the money to them; They leave them the money | |
Synonyms | bequeath, will | |
Narrower | devise | Give by will, especially real property |
fee-tail, entail | Limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs | |
pass on | Give to or transfer possession of | |
remember | show appreciation to | |
Broader | give, gift, present | Give as a present |
Opposite | disinherit, disown | prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting |
Similar to | impart, leave, give, pass on | Transmit (knowledge or skills) |
leave, leave behind | Be survived by after one's death | |
Spanish | abandonar, dar, dejar, entregar, heredar, legar | |
Catalan | abandonar, deixar, entregar, llegar, lliurar |
Meaning | Have left or have as a remainder. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "19 minus 8 leaves 11" | |
Broader | have | Have left |
Similar to | leave, leave alone, leave behind, let alone | Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking |
leave, result, lead | Have as a result or residue |
Meaning | Be survived by after one's death. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam cannot leave Sue | |
Synonym | leave behind | |
Entails | die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it | Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain / sustain life |
Narrower | widow | Cause to be without a spouse |
Similar to | bequeath, will, leave | Leave or give by will after one's death |
leave behind | depart / depart and not take along | |
Spanish | dejar | |
Catalan | deixar |
Meaning | Transmit (knowledge or skills). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Example | "leave your name and address here" | |
Synonyms | impart, give, pass on | |
Narrower | convey | make known |
Broader | tell | Let something be known |
Similar to | bequeath, will, leave | Leave or give by will after one's death |
give | convey or reveal information | |
Spanish | comunicar, dar, impartir, transmitir, trasmitir | |
Catalan | comunicar, transmetre |
Meaning | leave behind unintentionally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Model | They leave the money in the closet | |
Synonym | forget | |
Broader | lose | miss from one's possessions |
Similar to | leave | Go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness |
Spanish | dejarse, dejar, olvidarse, olvidar | |
Catalan | deixar-se, deixar, descuidar-se, oblidar-se |
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