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leave

Definition for leave

noun as in permission

noun as in holiday, time off

verb as in abandon, renounce

verb as in forget, neglect

Strongest matches

allow, drop, have, leave behind

Strong matches

let, mislay, omit, permit, suffer

verb as in give, especially after death

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Example Sentences

“We all shook hands and my client told me to leave,” he said.

Some seventy-plus countries currently offer some paternity leave or parental leave days reserved for the father.

But outside of a few European countries and Quebec, this leave is usually two weeks or less and usually unpaid.

Certainly paid paternity leave is part of it (and in the U.S., we need paid maternity and paternity leave).

And then when businesses leave the state, they want to know why.

They are very urgent questions; our sons and daughters will have to begin to deal with them from the moment they leave college.

As Perker said this, he looked towards the door, with an evident desire to render the leave-taking as brief as possible.

Now for the tempering of the Gudgeons, I leave it to the judgment of the Workman; but a word or two of the polishing of it.

We can do as we like with Hindu and Mussalman so long as we leave their respective religions untouched.

“You must leave this house this moment,” she cried, with a stamp, with gleaming eyes and very pale.

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On this page you'll find 357 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to leave, such as: allowance, authorization, assent, concession, consent, and dispensation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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