| 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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