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leave

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈliːv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/liv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lēv)

Inflections of 'leave' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
leaves
v 3rd person singular
leaving
v pres p
leaved
v past (For the sense of growing leaves only)
left
v past (All other usages)
leaved
v past p (For the sense of growing leaves only)
left
v past p (All other usages)

Collocations for "leave"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "leave" in context.

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leave

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. leave [the country, the company, your job]
  2. leave [early, late]
  3. leave [work, school, home, college, university]
  4. left my [keys, wallet, phone] behind
  5. left it at [home, work, school]
  6. leave it [there, on the table]
  7. leave for [home, school, work] (at)
  8. leave (the party, work, class) with him
  9. [want, would like, need] to leave (now)
  10. leave time to [go, do, make]
  11. time (for us) to leave
  12. leave [plenty of, enough] time
  13. leave [time, room, a space] for
  14. leave it all behind
  15. leave a [comment, complaint, reply, response, message]
  16. leave us [feedback, your opinion]
  17. left her [husband, spouse]
  18. left the [children, package] with my neighbor
  19. leave [him, the discussion, the decision] be
  20. left me feeling [sad, excited]
  21. left him [wondering, wanting more]
  22. don't leave me hanging
  23. leave me alone
  24. leave out [important information, his name]
  25. left him out
  26. leave me out of [it, this]
n
  1. [medical, maternity, personal, sick, mandatory, required] leave
  2. get [three weeks] of [medical] leave
  3. am taking [one week] of [medical] leave
  4. am all out of [medical] leave
  5. am using my [medical] leave to
  6. [medical] leave [with, without] pay
  7. absent without (official) leave
  8. get [three weeks, 28 days] of leave [per, every] year
  9. get [three weeks] of annual leave
  10. UK: was [put, placed] on gardening leave
  11. is on a [one-month, two-week] leave (from)
  12. am on leave from [work, school, my job]
  13. am taking a leave of absence (to, from)
  14. have you taken leave of your senses?
'leave' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "leave" in the title:

" I'll leave him out of it. He walks." - English Only forum
" the customer too leave the things entirely on the agent'' - English Only forum
... then Friday I will leave New York - English Only forum
...while it lasted not to leave... - English Only forum
..will have already set by the time I have left/ leave work - English Only forum
''Leave....to be desired'' + ''as'' - English Only forum
'are you gonna leave?' can express your disapprovement? - English Only forum
'get crumbs on the seat' and 'leave crumbs on the seat' - English Only forum
'It's safer to leave than TO stay' ? - English Only forum
'leave' or 'make' - English Only forum
'pack up and leave' or 'pick up and leave'? - English Only forum
'Since' vs 'As' [someone] is on leave .... - English Only forum
“Leave off, good men! There is no need for you to protect.." - English Only forum
“leave you doing something” vs. “leave you to do something” - English Only forum
“Leave” as a causative verb - English Only forum
“Right now, she is having to leave” - English Only forum
“You can’t just leave it to meetings and telephone calls, because the base is so broad,” - English Only forum
(if ) he will do it by himself or leave it to me - English Only forum
(The) paternity leave with an article or not? - English Only forum
[...] the country should be allowed to [...] leave the euro - English Only forum
[The] time had come for him to leave - English Only forum
15 days/days' leave - English Only forum
200,000 people will leave <at>Thursday - English Only forum
A 180-day leave - English Only forum
A document to prove your expense or sick leave - English Only forum
A few refused to leave those who were sick or were too ill <themselves> to travel - English Only forum
a group, called Leave Means Leave and backed by two-dozen MPs - English Only forum
A leave, some leave, leaves - English Only forum
a month's leave - English Only forum
a place where the heartbroken leave notes (movie script) - English Only forum
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