Leave
1Leave — Leave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Left} (l[e^]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaving}.] [OE. leven, AS. l?fan, fr. l[=a]f remnant, heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain; cf. bel[=i]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban. [root]119. See… …
2Leave — Leave, n. [OE. leve, leave, AS. le[ a]f; akin to le[ o]f pleasing, dear, E. lief, D. oorlof leave, G. arlaub, and erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. [root]124. See {Lief}.] 1. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; …
3Leave — may be:* Permission for absence: ** Garden leave ** Leave (military) ** Leave, use of paid time off ** Parental leave*Leave (song), a song by American rock band R.E.M. included in their album New Adventures in Hi Fi. *Leave, a song by Lula and… …
4Leave — Leave, v. i. 1. To depart; to set out. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] By the time I left for Scotland. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. He . . . began at the eldest, and left at the youngest. Gen. xliv. 12. [1913 Webster]… …
5Leave — Leave, v. t. [See {Levy}.] To raise; to levy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] An army strong she leaved. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
6Leave — Leave, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaving}] To send out leaves; to leaf; often with out. G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] …
7Leave It — Infobox Single Name = Leave It Artist = Yes from Album = 90125 B side = Leave It Released = 1984 Format = Recorded = 1983 Genre = Pop rock Length = 4:14 Label = Atco Records Writer = Producer = Trevor Horn Certification = Chart position = #24… …
8leave — I. verb (left; leaving) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan; akin to Old High German verleiben to leave, Old English belīfan to be left over, and perhaps to Lithuanian lipti to adhere, Greek lipos grease, fat Date: before 12th …
9leave — See: SHORE LEAVE, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, TAKE LEAVE OF, TAKE ONE S LEAVE …
10leave — See: SHORE LEAVE, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, TAKE LEAVE OF, TAKE ONE S LEAVE …
