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leave

N การลา หยุด  การ ลาพัก  การลา  furlough vacation kan-la-yud

 

leave

N การอนุญาต  permission kan-ar-nu-yad

 

leave

N การอำลา  การ กล่าว ลา  farewell leave-taking parting kan-am-la

 

leave

VI ออกเดินทาง  ook-doen-tang

 

leave

VI แตกใบอ่อน  teak-bai-on

 

leave

VT ทอดทิ้ง  ปล่อย ไว้  ทิ้ง ไว้  ทิ้ง  abandon tod-ting

 

leave

VT ฝาก ไว้  ฝาก  ให้ ไว้  มอบ  มอบ ไว้  มอบหมาย  fak-wai

 

leave

VT ออกจาก  จาก  depart ook-jak

 

leave

VT เหลือ  เหลืออยู่  เหลือ ไว้  ruea

 

leave a lot to be desired

IDM ขาด สิ่ง สำคัญ (เป็น ภาษาพูด ที่ สุภาพ  ไม่มี ข้อมูล สนับสนุน  kad-sing-sam-kan

 

leave a sinking ship

IDM ละทิ้ง บุคคล  สถานที่  หรือ สถานการณ์ ที่ ไม่ เลวร้าย  la-ting-buk-kon-sa-tan-ti-rue-sa-ta-na-kan-ti-mai-leo-rai

 

leave about

PHRV ทิ้ง ไว้ กลาดเกลื่อน  วาง ไว้ เกลื่อนกลาด  วาง ไว้ เกลื่อน  kick about knock about leave around lie about ting-wai-krad-kian

 

leave alone

PHRV ปล่อย ไว้ ตามลำพัง  ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ อยู่ คนเดียว  poi-wai-tam-lam-pang

 

leave alone

PHRV อย่า ยุ่ง กับ  learn from ya-yuang-yak

 

leave alone

PHRV ไม่ นับ รวม  ไม่ รวม  let alone mai-nab-ruam

 

leave around

PHRV ทิ้ง ไว้ กลาดเกลื่อน  วาง ไว้ เกลื่อนกลาด  วาง ไว้ เกลื่อน  leave about kick about knock about lie about ting-wai-krad-kian

 

leave aside

PHRV ปฏิเสธ ที่จะ พิจารณา  ไม่ใส่ใจ  ไม่สน ใจ  pa-ti-sed-ti-ja-pa-ja-ra-na

 

leave at

PHRV ทิ้ง ไว้ ที่  ปล่อย ไว้ ที่  ting-wai-ti

 

leave behind

PHRV จากไป โดย ทิ้ง .ไว้ กับ  jak-pai-doi-ting-wai-kab

 

leave behind

PHRV ลืม ทิ้ง ไว้  luam-ting-wai

 

leave behind

PHRV วาง ไว้ ด้านหลัง ของ  ทิ้ง ไว้ ข้างหลัง  wang-wai-dan-lang-kong

 

leave behind

PHRV สร้าง ทิ้ง ไว้  ปล่อยทิ้ง ไว้  sang-ting-wai

 

leave behind

PHRV เลือก ที่จะ ไม่ นำ (บางสิ่ง หรือ บางคน  ไป ด้วย  lueak-ti-ja-mai-nam

 

leave cold

PHRV ทำให้ ไม่สน ใจ  ทำให้ ไม่ ตื่นเต้น  tam-hai-maison-jai

 

leave down

PHRV ปล่อยทิ้ง ไว้ ระดับ ต่ำ  poi-ting-wai-ra-dub-tam

 

leave down

PHRV ปล่อย ให  ้ (แสง  เสียง  ต่ำ ไว้  poi-hai-tam-wai

 

leave for

PHRV จากไป เพื่อ (ทำ สิ่ง ที่ แตกต่าง ไป  jak-pai-puea

 

leave for

PHRV รอคอย  ro-koi

 

leave for

PHRV ออกเดินทาง ไป  เดินทาง ไป  ออก ไป ยัง  ook-doen-tang-pai

 

leave for

PHRV เหลือ ไว้  ปล่อย ไว้  ทิ้ง ไว้  ruea-wai

 

leave go of

PHRV ปล่อย  ทิ้ง  ไม่ จับ  ไม่ ยึด ไว้  leave go let of ploi

 

leave in

PHRV ปล่อย เข้าไป  ทิ้ง ไว้ ข้างใน  ทอดทิ้ง ไว้  ploi-kao-pai

 

leave in

PHRV ปล่อย ให้ ไฟ ลุก  ปล่อย ให้ ไฟ ติด อยู่  keep in ploi-hai-fai-luk

 

leave in

PHRV เหลือ ไว้ (คำพูด หรือ การกระทำ  ปล่อย ไว้  ทิ้ง ไว้  ruea-wai

 

leave it at that

IDM ไม่พูดถึง  mai-phud-tuang

 

leave it out

IDM อย่า สร้างปัญหา (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  หยุด ก่อปัญหา  ya-sang-pan-ha

 

leave it out

SL ล้อเล่น  lor-lean

 

leave it out

SL หยุด พูด หรือ หยุด ทำ สิ่ง นั้น  yud-phud-rue-yud-tam-sing-nan

 

leave it to

IDM ปล่อย ให้ (ตัดสินใจ  กระทำ  จัดการ ฯลฯ  ploi-hai

 

leave no stone unturned

IDM ค้นหา ทุกซอกทุกมุม  kon-ha-tuk-sok-tuk-mum

 

leave off

PHRV หยุด  เลิก  yud

 

leave off

PHRV ไม่ สวม  ถอดทิ้ง  cast off mai-suam

 

leave on

PHRV ปล่อย ไว้ ให้ อยู่ อย่างนั้น  ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ เป็น อย่างนั้น  คงไว้ อย่างนั้น  ploi-hai-yu-yang-nuan

 

leave on

PHRV วาง ทิ้ง ไว้ บน  wang-ting-wai-bon

 

leave on

PHRV สวม ต่อไป (เสื้อผ้า  suam-tor-pai

 

leave on

PHRV เดินผ่าน ไป ยัง  เดิน ทางผ่าน ไป ยัง  doen-pan-pai-yang

 

leave on

PHRV เปิด ทิ้ง ไว้ (ปกติ คือ เปิดไฟ ทิ้ง ไว้  poed-ting-wai

 

leave one's options open

IDM แน่ใจ ว่า มี ทางเลือก  keep open nea-jai-wa-me-tang-luek

 

leave open

PHRV เปิด ทิ้ง ไว้  อ้า ไว้  hold open keep open remain open stay open poed-ting-wai

 

leave out

PHRV ปล่อย ไว้ ข้างนอก  ทิ้ง ไว้ ข้างนอก  ploi-wai-kang-nok

 

leave out

PHRV ร่วง (ใบไม้  หล่น  leaf out ruang

 

leave out

PHRV ลบ ออก ไป  กัน ออก ไป  เอา ออก ไป  delete from erase from miss out omit from lob-ook-pai

 

leave out

PHRV วาง ไว้ ให้  เตรียม ไว้ ให้ แล้ว  wang-wai-hai

 

leave out

PHRV ไม่สน ใจ  ไม่แยแส  be out of feel out of miss out mai-son-jai

 

leave out of

PHRV ไม่ รวม ไว้ ใน  ไม่ รับ เข้า  ไม่เอา มา เกี่ยวข้อง  mai-ruam-wai-nai

 

leave over

PHRV ทำให้ ล่าช้า  put off tam-hai-la-cha

 

leave someone / something in someone's care

IDM ปล่อย ให้ คนอื่น ดูแล  ทิ้ง ให้ คนอื่น ดูแล  ploi-hai-kon-uen-du-lea

 

leave someone for dead

IDM ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ ตาย  ปล่อย ให้ ตาย  ting-wai-hai-tai

 

leave someone high and dry

IDM ปล่อยทิ้ง ไว้ (โดย ไม่ ช่วยเหลือ  poi-ting-wai

 

leave someone holding the baby

IDM ปล่อย ให้ (บางคน  รับผิดชอบ (บางสิ่ง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  poi-hai-rab-pid-chob

 

leave someone in peace

IDM หยุด รบกวน  yud-rob-kuan

 

leave someone in someone's care

IDM ปล่อยทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ อยู่ ใน ความดูแล ของ  leave someone in someone's charge ploi-ting-wai-hai-yu-nai-kwam du-lae-kong

 

leave someone in someone's charge

IDM ปล่อย ให้ อยู่ ใน ความดูแล ของ  ปล่อย เป็น หน้าที่ ของ  leave someone in someone's care ploi-hai-yu-nai-kwam du-lae-kong

 

leave someone in the lurch

IDM ปล่อย ให้ คอย  ทิ้ง ให้ เดา ไป เอง  poi-hai-koi

 

leave someone in the lurch

IDM ล้มเหลว ที่จะ ช่วยเหลือ คนที่ ต้องการ ความช่วยเหลือ  lom-leo-ti-ja-chuai-luea-kon-ti-tong-kan-kwam-chuai-luea

 

leave someone to himself

IDM ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ ดูแลตัวเอง  ting-wai-hai-du-lae-tua-eng

 

leave someone to his own devices

IDM ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ ดูแลตัวเอง  ting-wai-hai-du-lae-tua-eng

 

leave someone to it

IDM ปล่อย ไว้ ตามลำพัง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  ploi-wai-tam-lam-pang

 

leave someone to resources

IDM ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ ดูแลตัวเอง  ting-wai-hai-du-lae-tua-eng

 

leave something in someone's care

IDM ปล่อย ให้ อยู่ ใน ความดูแล ของ  ปล่อย เป็น หน้าที่ ของ  ploi-hai-yu-nai-kwam du-lae-kong

 

leave something open

IDM ผัดผ่อน  รอ ไป ก่อน  pad-pon

 

leave something to chance

IDM ปล่อยไป ตาม โชคชะตา  ploi-pai-tam-chok-cha-ta

 

leave the initiative up to

IDM ปล่อย ให้ (ตัดสินใจ  กระทำ  จัดการ ฯลฯ  ploi-hai

 

leave to

PHRV ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้  ปล่อย ไว้ ให้  ting-wai-hai

 

leave to

PHRV ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ จัดการ  เหลือ ไว้ ให้ จัดการ  ting-wai-hai-jad-kam

 

leave up

PHRV เหลือ ไว้ ให้ เห็น  ปล่อย ไว้ ให้ เห็น  ruea-wai-hai-hen

 

leave up to

PHRV ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ (บางคน หรือ บางสิ่ง )จัดการ  ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ (บางคน หรือ บางสิ่ง )ทำ  ting-wai-hai-jad-kam

 

leave well alone

IDM พึงพอใจ กับ สิ่ง ที่ เป็นอยู่ (เพราะ กลัว ว่า จะ เลวร้าย ลง ไป อีก  leave well enough alone let alone pueng-por-jai-kab-sing-ti-pen-yu

 

leave well enough alone

IDM พึงพอใจ กับ สิ่ง ที่ เป็นอยู่ (เพราะ กลัว ว่า จะ เลวร้าย ลง ไป อีก  pueng-por-jai-kab-sing-ti-pen-yu

 

leave with

PHRV ทำให้ (บางคน  รับผิดชอบ กับ  tam-hai-rab-pid-chob-kab

 

leave with

PHRV ทิ้ง ไว้ ให้ ดูแล  ปล่อย ไว้ ให้ ดูแล  ting-wai-hai-du-lae

 

leave word at

IDM ฝาก ข้อความ ไว้ ที่  ฝาก ข้อความ ไว้ กับ  leave for leave with fak-kor-kwam-wai-ti

 

leave word for

IDM ฝาก ข้อความ ไว้ ให้ กับ  leave at leave with fak-kor-kwam-wai-hai-kab

 

leave word with

PHRV ฝาก ข้อความ ไว้ กับ  leave at fak-kor-kwam-wai-kab

 

leave-taking

N การ ลาจาก ไป  farewell adieu goodby

 

leaved

A ที่ เต็มไปด้วย ใบ 

 

leaven

N ผงฟู  สารที่ ทำให้ ขึ้น ฟู  leavening pong-fu

 

leaven

VI ขึ้น ฟู (ขนมปัง  ฟู  kan-fu

 

leavening

N สาน ที่ ทำให้ ฟู 

 

leaves

N พหูพจน์ ของ  leaf

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEAVE

n. 1. Permission; allowance; license; liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed.
No friend has leave to bear away the dead.
David earnestly asked leave of me. 1 Samuel 2 :6, 28.
2. Farewell; adieu; ceremony of departure; a formal parting of friends; used chiefly in the phrase to take leave. Acts 18:18.

 

LEAVE

v.t.pret. and pp. left. [Gr. Let in English has the sense both of permit and of hinder. The most prominent significations of leave, are to stop or forbear, and to withdraw. ] 1. To withdraw or depart from; to quit for a longer or shorter time indefinitely, or for perpetuity. We left Cowes on our return to the United States, May 1 , 1825. We leave home for a day or a year. The fever leaves the patient daily at a certain hour. The secretary has left the business of his office with his first clerk.
A man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife. Genesis 2:24.
2. To forsake; to desert; to abandon; to relinquish.
We have left all and followed thee. Mark 1 :28.
3. To suffer to remain; not to take or remove.
Let no man leave of it till the morning. Exodus 16:19.
4. To have remaining at death; as, to leave a good name.
5. To commit or trust to, as a deposit; or to suffer to remain. I left the papers in the care of the consul.
6. To bequeath; to give by will. The deceased has left his lands to his sons, but he has left a legacy to his only daughter.
7. To permit without interposition. Of this, he leaves the reader to judge.
8. To cease to do; to desist from; to forbear.
Let us return, lest my father leave caring for the asses and take thought for us. 1 Samuel 9:5.
9. To refer; to commit for decision.
To be left to one's self, to be deserted or forsaken; to be permitted to follow one's own opinions or desires.
To leave off, to desist from; to forbear; as, to leave off work at six o'clock.
1. To leave off, to cease wearing; as, to leave off a garment.
2. To forsake; as, to leave off an old acquaintance.
To leave out, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in writing.

 

LEAVE

v.i.To cease; to desist. He began at the eldest and left at the youngest. Genesis 44:12.
To leave off, to cease; to desist; to stop.
But when you find that vigorous heat abate, leave off, and for another summons wait.

 

LEAVE

v.t.To raise. [Not used. ]

 

LEAVED

a.[from leaf; but leafed would be preferable. ] 1. Furnished with foliage or leaves.
2. Having a leaf, or made with leaves or folds; as a two-leaved gate.

 

LEAVEN

n.lev'n. [L. levo, Eng. to lift. ] 1. A mass of sour dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough or paste, produces fermentation in it and renders it light. During the seven days of the passover, no leaven was permitted to be in the houses of the Jews. Exodus 12:15, 19.
2. Any thing which makes a general change in the mass. It generally means something which corrupts or depraves that with which it is mixed.
Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. Matthew 16:6.

 

LEAVEN

v.t.lev'n. 1. To excite fermentation in; to raise and make light, as dough or paste.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 1 Corinthians 5:6.
2. to taint; to imbue.

 

LEAVENED

pp. lev'ened. Taised and made light by fermentation.

 

LEAVENING

ppr. lev'ening. Making light by fermentation.

 

LEAVENING

n.lev'ening. that which leavens or makes light.

 

LEAVENOUS

a.lev'enous. containing leaven; tainted.

 

LEAVER

n.[from leave. ] One who leaves or relinquishes; one who forsakes.

 

LEAVES

n.plu. of leaf.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEAVE

Leave, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaving ]

 

Defn: To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. G. Fletcher.

 

LEAVE

Leave, v. t. Etym: [See Levy. ]

 

Defn: To raise; to levy. [Obs. ] An army strong she leaved. Spenser.

 

LEAVE

Leave, n. Etym: [OE. leve, leave, AS. leáf; akin to leóf pleasing, dear, E. lief, D. oorlof leave, G. arlaub, and erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. Lief. ]

 

1. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license. David earnestly asked leave of me. 1 Sam. xx. 6. No friend has leave to bear away the dead. Dryden.

 

2. The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go. A double blessing is a'double grace; Occasion smiles upon a second leave. Shak. And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren. Acts xviii. 18. French leave. See under French.

 

Syn. -- See Liberty.

 

LEAVE

Leave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Left; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaving. ] Etym: [OE. leven, AS. l, fr. laf remnant, heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig. , to remain; cf. belifan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban. Live, v.]

 

1. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. Gen. ii. 24.

 

2. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed. If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes Jer. xlix. 9.These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Matt. xxiii. 23. Besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be said than is expressed. Bacon.

 

3. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. Now leave complaining and begin your tea. Pope.

 

4. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish. Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. Mark x. 28. The heresies that men do leave. Shak.

 

5. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge. I will leave you now to your gossiplike humor. Shak.

 

6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators. Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way. Matt. v. 24.The foot That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks. Shak.

 

7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece. To leave alone. (a ) To leave in solitude. (b ) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to leave dangerous chemicals alone. -- To leave off. (a ) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off work at six o'clock. (b ) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the tablecloth. (c ) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit. -- To leave out, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in writing. -- To leave to one's self, to let (one ) be alone; to cease caring for (one ).

 

Syn. - To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon; relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign; surrender; forbear. See Quit.

 

LEAVE

LEAVE Leave, v. i.

 

1. To depart; to set out. [Colloq. ] By the time I left for Scotland. Carlyle.

 

2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. "He. .. began at the eldest, and left at the youngest. " Gen. xliv. 12. To leave off, to cease; to desist; to stop. Leave off, and for another summons wait. Roscommon.

 

LEAVED

Leaved, a. Etym: [From Leaf. ]

 

Defn: Bearing, or having, a leaf or leaves; having folds; -- used in combination; as, a four-leaved clover; a two-leaved gate; long- leaved.

 

LEAVELESS

LEAVELESS Leave "less, a.

 

Defn: Leafless. [Obs. ] Carew.

 

LEAVEN

Leav "en, n. Etym: [OE. levain, levein, F. levain, L. levamen alleviation, mitigation; but taken in the sense of, a raising, that which raises, fr. levare to raise. See Lever, n.]

 

1. Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp. , a portion of fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders it light; yeast; barm.

 

2. Anything which makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting ) change in the mass. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke xii. 1.

 

LEAVEN

Leav "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leavened; p. pr. & vb. n. Leavening. ]

 

1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 1 Cor. v. 6.

 

2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate. With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he leavens also his prayer. Milton.

 

LEAVENING

LEAVENING Leav "en *ing, n.

 

1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven.

 

2. That which leavens or makes light. Bacon.

 

LEAVENOUS

LEAVENOUS Leav "en *ous, a.

 

Defn: Containing leaven. Milton.

 

LEAVER

LEAVER Leav "er, n.

 

Defn: One who leaves, or withdraws.

 

LEAVES

LEAVES Leaves, n.,

 

Defn: pl. of Leaf.

 

LEAVE-TAKING

LEAVE-TAKING Leave "-tak `ing, n.

 

Defn: Taking of leave; parting compliments. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

leave

leave 1 |lēv liv | verb ( past and past participle left |left | ) [ with obj. ] 1 go away from: she left New York on June 6 | [ no obj. ] : we were almost the last to leave | the Bruins left for Toronto on Monday. depart from permanently: at the age of sixteen he left home. cease attending (a school or college ) or working for (an organization ): she is leaving NBC after 20 years. 2 allow to remain: the parts he disliked he would alter, and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave. (be left ) remain to be used or dealt with: we've even got one of the plum puddings left over from last year | a retired person with no mortgage left to pay. go away from a place without taking (someone or something ): we had not left any of our belongings behind | figurative : women had been left behind in the struggle for pay equality. abandon (a spouse or partner ): her boyfriend left her for another woman. have as (a surviving relative ) after one's death: he leaves a wife and three children. bequeath: he left $500 to the Police Athletic League | Harry had left her $5,000 a year for life. 3 cause (someone or something ) to be in a particular state or position: he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks | I'll leave the door open | the children were left with feelings of loss. let (someone ) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance: infected people are often rejected by family and friends, leaving them to face this chronic condition alone. cause to remain as a trace or record: dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins | figurative : they leave the impression that they can be bullied. deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to: she left a note for me. (leave something to ) entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, esp. someone considered better qualified ): the choice of which link to take is generally left up to the reader. noun (in pool, billiards, snooker, croquet, and other games ) the position of the balls after a shot. PHRASES be left at the post be beaten from the start of a race or competition. be left for dead be abandoned as being almost dead or certain to die. be left to oneself be allowed to do what one wants: women, left to themselves, would make the world a beautiful place to live in. be in the position of being alone or solitary: left to himself, he removed his shirt and tie. leave someone /something alone see alone. leave someone be refrain from disturbing or interfering with someone. leave someone cold fail to interest someone: the Romantic poets left him cold. leave hold of cease holding. leave it at that abstain from further comment or action: if you are not sure of the answers, say so, and leave it at that. leave much (or a lot ) to be desired be highly unsatisfactory. PHRASAL VERBS leave off discontinue (an activity ): the dog left off chasing the sheep. come to an end: he resumed the other story at the point where the previous author had left off. leave something off omit to put on: a bolt may have been left off the plane's forward door during production. leave someone /something out fail to include: it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out; so she was invited, too | (as adj. left out ) : Janet was feeling rather left out. DERIVATIVES leav er noun ORIGIN Old English lǣfan bequeath, also allow to remain, leave in place, of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben remain.

 

leave

leave 2 |liv lēv | noun 1 (also leave of absence ) time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces: Joe was home on leave | he took a leave of absence last year. 2 [ often with infinitive ] permission: he is seeking leave to appeal the injunction. PHRASES by (or with ) your leave with your permission: with your leave, I will send him your address. take one's leave formal say goodbye: he went to take his leave of his hostess. take leave of one's senses see sense. ORIGIN Old English lēaf permission ; related to lief and love .

 

leave

leave 3 |lēv liːv | verb put forth leaves.

 

leaved

leaved |lēvd livd |(also leafed ) adjective [ in combination ] having a leaf or leaves of a particular kind or number: broadleaved evergreens | red-leafed lettuce.

 

leaven

leav en |ˈlevən ˈlɛvən | noun 1 a substance, typically yeast, that is added to dough to make it ferment and rise. dough that is reserved from an earlier batch in order to start a later one fermenting. 2 a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better: they acted as an intellectual leaven to the warriors who dominated the city. verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. leavened ) cause (dough or bread ) to ferment and rise by adding leaven: leavened breads are forbidden during Passover. 2 permeate and modify or transform (something ) for the better: the proceedings should be leavened by humor | (as noun leavening ) : companies of militia volunteers with a leavening of regular soldiers. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French levain, based on Latin levamen relief (literally means of raising ), from levare to lift.

 

Leavenworth

Leav en worth |ˈlevənˌwərTH ˈlɛvənwərθ | a city in northeastern Kansas, on the Missouri River, home to several prisons and also military facilities; pop. 34,729 (est. 2008 ).

 

leave of absence

leave of ab sence noun see leave 2 ( sense 1 ).

 

leaves

leaves |lēvz livz | plural form of leaf.

 

leave-taking

leave-tak ing |ˈliv ˌteɪkɪŋ | noun an act of saying goodbye: the leave-taking was restrained, with none of her earlier displays of emotion.

 

Oxford Dictionary

leave

leave 1 |liːv | verb ( past and past participle left |lɛft | ) 1 [ with obj. ] go away from: she left London on June 6 | [ no obj. ] : we were almost the last to leave | the England team left for Pakistan on Monday. depart from permanently: at the age of sixteen he left home. cease attending (a school or college ) or working for (an organization ): she is leaving the BBC after 20 years. 2 [ with obj. ] allow or cause to remain: the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave. (be left ) remain to be used or dealt with: we've even got one of the Christmas puddings left over from last year | [ with infinitive ] : a retired person with no mortgage left to pay. [ with obj. and adverbial of place ] go away from a place without taking (someone or something ): we had not left any of our belongings behind | figurative : women had been left behind in the struggle for pay equality. abandon (a spouse or partner ): her boyfriend left her for another woman. have as (a surviving relative ) after one's death: he leaves a wife and three children. bequeath: he left £500 to the National Asthma Campaign | [ with two objs ] : Cornelius had left her fifty pounds a year for life. 3 [ with obj. and adverbial or complement ] cause (someone or something ) to be in a particular state or position: he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks | I'll leave the door open | the children were left with feelings of loss. [ with obj. and infinitive ] let (someone ) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance: infected people are often rejected by family and friends, leaving them to face this chronic condition alone. [ with obj. ] cause to remain as a trace or record: dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins | figurative : they leave the impression that they can be bullied. [ with obj. ] deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to: she left a note for me. [ with obj. ] (leave something to ) entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, especially someone considered better qualified ): the choice of which link to take is generally left up to the reader. noun (in snooker, croquet, and other games ) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player. PHRASES be left at the post be beaten from the start of a race or competition. be left for dead be abandoned as being almost dead or certain to die. be left to oneself be alone or solitary: left to himself he removed his shirt and tie. be allowed to do what one wants: women, left to themselves, would make the world a beautiful place to live in. leave someone /thing alone see alone. leave someone be informal refrain from disturbing or interfering with someone. leave someone cold fail to interest someone: the Romantic poets left him cold. leave go Brit. informal remove one's hold or grip: leave go of me! leave hold of cease holding. leave it at that abstain from further comment or action: if you are not sure of the answers, say so, and leave it at that. leave much (or a lot ) to be desired be highly unsatisfactory. PHRASAL VERBS leave off discontinue (an activity ): the dog left off chasing the sheep | he resumed the other story at the point where the previous author had left off. leave someone /thing out fail to include: it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out, so she was invited too | (as adj. left out ) : Olivia was feeling rather left out. (usu. in imperative leave it out ) Brit. informal stop it: Leave it out, ’ I said sternly, pushing him off. DERIVATIVES leaver noun ORIGIN Old English lǣfan bequeath , also allow to remain, leave in place of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben remain .

 

leave

leave 2 |liːv | noun [ mass noun ] 1 (also leave of absence ) time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces: Joe was home on leave | maternity leave. 2 [ often with infinitive ] permission: leave from the court to commence an action. PHRASES by (or with ) your leave 1 with your permission: with your leave, I will send him your address. 2 informal an apology for rude or unwelcome behaviour: she came in without so much as a by your leave. take one's leave formal say goodbye: he went to take his leave of his hostess. take leave of one's senses see sense. take leave to do something formal venture or presume to do something: whether this amounts to much, one may take leave to doubt. ORIGIN Old English lēaf permission , of West Germanic origin; related to lief and love .

 

leave

leave 3 |lēv liːv | verb put forth leaves.

 

leaved

leaved |liːvd | adjective [ in combination ] having a leaf or leaves of a particular kind: ivy-leaved toadflax.

 

leaven

leaven |ˈlɛv (ə )n | noun [ mass noun ] 1 a substance, typically yeast, that is added to dough to make it ferment and rise. dough that is reserved from an earlier batch in order to start a later one fermenting. 2 a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better: they acted as an intellectual leaven to the warriors who dominated the city. verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. leavened ) cause (dough or bread ) to ferment and rise by adding leaven: leavened breads are forbidden during Passover. 2 permeate and modify or transform (something ) for the better: the proceedings should be leavened by humour | (as noun leavening ) : companies of Territorial Army volunteers with a leavening of regular soldiers. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French levain, based on Latin levamen relief (literally means of raising ), from levare to lift .

 

Leavenworth

Leav en worth |ˈlevənˌwərTH ˈlɛvənwərθ | a city in northeastern Kansas, on the Missouri River, home to several prisons and also military facilities; pop. 34,729 (est. 2008 ).

 

leaves

leaves |liːvz | plural form of leaf.

 

leave-taking

leave-taking noun an act of saying goodbye: the leave-taking was formal, with none of her earlier displays of emotion.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

leave

leave 1 verb 1 I left the hotel: depart from, go away from, go from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, exit from, take one's leave of, pull out of, be gone from, decamp from, disappear from, vacate, absent oneself from; say one's farewells /goodbyes to, quit; informal push off from, shove off from, clear out /off of, cut and run from, split, vamoose from, scoot from. ANTONYMS arrive, stay. 2 the next morning we left for Taipei: set off, head, make; set sail. 3 he's left his wife: abandon, desert, cast aside, jilt, throw over; informal dump, ditch, drop, walk /run out on; literary forsake. ANTONYMS stay with. 4 he left his job in November: quit, resign from, retire from, step down from, withdraw from, pull out of, give up; pack it in, call it quits. 5 she left her purse on a bus: leave behind, forget, lose, mislay. 6 I thought I'd leave it to the experts: entrust, hand over, pass on, refer; delegate. 7 he left her $100,000: bequeath, will, endow, hand down to, make over to. 8 the speech left some feelings of disappointment: cause, produce, generate, give rise to. PHRASES leave someone /something out 1 Adam left out the address: omit, fail to include, overlook, forget; skip, miss. 2 when the roster for Game 2 was drawn up, Harvey was left out: exclude, omit, pass over; eliminate, cut, drop.

 

leave

leave 2 noun 1 the judge granted leave to appeal: permission, consent, authorization, sanction, warrant, dispensation, approval, clearance, blessing, assent, license; informal the go-ahead, the green light, the OK, the rubber stamp, the nod. 2 he was on leave: vacation, break, time off, holiday, furlough, sabbatical, leave of absence. PHRASES take one's leave of he took his leave of us: bid farewell to, say goodbye to.

 

leaven

leaven verb 1 yeast leavens the bread: raise, make rise, puff up, expand. 2 formal proceedings leavened by humor: permeate, infuse, pervade, imbue, suffuse, transform; enliven, liven up, invigorate, energize, electrify, ginger up, season, spice (up ), perk up, brighten up, lighten, lift; informal buck up, pep up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

leave

leave 1 verb 1 I left the hotel: depart from, go away from, go from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, exit from, take one's leave of, pull out of, quit, be gone from, decamp from, disappear from, abandon, vacate, absent oneself from, evacuate; say one's farewells /goodbyes, make off, clear out, make oneself scarce, check out; abscond from, run away from, flee (from ), fly from, bolt from, go AWOL, take French leave, escape (from ); informal push off, shove off, cut, cut and run, do a bunk, do a disappearing act, split, vamoose, scoot, clear off, take off, make tracks, up sticks, pack one's bags, flit; Brit. informal sling one's hook. ANTONYMS arrive, come, stay. 2 the next morning we left for Leicester: set off, head, make, begin one's journey, set sail. 3 he's left his wife: abandon, desert, discard, turn one's back on, cast aside, cast off, jilt, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry, throw over, leave stranded, brush off; informal dump, ditch, chuck, drop, walk out on, run out on, rat on, leave flat; archaic forsake. ANTONYMS stay with. 4 he left his job in November: quit, give up, abandon, move from, resign from, retire from, bow out of, step down from, withdraw from, get out of, pull out of, back out of. ANTONYMS stay in. 5 she left her handbag on a bus: leave behind, omit to take, forget, lose, mislay. 6 I thought I'd leave it to the experts: entrust, hand over, pass on, refer; delegate; assign, consign, allot, give, commit. 7 when he died he left her £100,000: bequeath, will, endow, hand down, transfer, convey, make over; Law demise, devise. 8 the speech left some feelings of disappointment: cause, produce, generate, give rise to, result in. PHRASES leave someone in the lurch I wouldn't have left the club if it meant leaving them in the lurch: leave in trouble, let down, leave helpless, leave stranded, leave high and dry, abandon, desert, betray; N. Amer. informal bail on; archaic forsake. ANTONYMS help, support, come to the aid of. leave off informal I wish he would leave off hanging around with them: stop, cease, finish, desist from, keep from, break off, lay off, give up, discontinue, refrain from, restrain oneself from, hold back from, swear off, resist the temptation to, stop oneself from, withhold from, eschew; conclude, terminate, suspend, bring to an end, renounce, forswear, forbear, relinquish; N. Amer. quit; informal give over, knock off, jack something in. ANTONYMS continue, go on. leave someone /something out 1 Adam left out the address on the letter: miss out, omit, omit by accident, fail to include, overlook, pass over, neglect to notice, leave unnoticed, forget; skip, miss, jump. ANTONYMS include. 2 he was left out of the England squad: exclude, omit, except, eliminate, drop, count out, disregard, ignore, reject, pass over, neglect, cut out, do away with, bar, debar, keep out. ANTONYMS include.

 

leave

leave 2 noun 1 the judge granted leave to appeal: permission, consent, authorization, sanction, warrant, dispensation, concession, indulgence, approval, clearance, blessing, agreement, backing, assent, acceptance, confirmation, ratification, mandate, licence, acquiescence, concurrence, liberty, freedom; informal the go-ahead, the green light, the OK, the rubber stamp. 2 he was on leave from the Royal Engineers: holiday, vacation, break, time off, furlough, sabbatical, leave of absence, a day /week /month off, leisure time, respite, breathing space; half-term, bank holiday, recess; informal hols, vac. 3 if you will excuse me, I will now take my leave of you: departure, leaving, leave-taking, parting, withdrawal, exit, farewell, goodbye, adieu, valediction. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD leave, permission, consent, authorization See permission . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD leave, holiday, vacation, break See holiday . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

leaven

leaven noun leaven is added to the dough and the dough is left to rise: leavening, ferment, fermentation agent, raising agent, yeast, barm, baking powder. verb 1 the biscuits are light because they use both yeast and baking powder to leaven the flour: raise, make rise, ferment, work, lighten, puff up, expand, swell, inflate. 2 his humour was sharp, but often leavened with a touch of self-mockery: permeate, infuse, pervade, penetrate, imbue, suffuse, transform, modify; enliven, lighten, quicken, inspire, stimulate, liven up, invigorate, vivify, ginger up, energize, electrify, galvanize, perk up, brighten up, cheer up, season, spice; informal buck up, pep up, add zest to, add zing to.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

leave

leave 1 /liːv /〖「(ある状態に )しておく 」>「(その場を )去る 」〗コーパス頻度ランク leave +名詞 room (他動詞 1 第1例 )home (他動詞 2 第1例 )school (他動詞 3 第1例 )house (他動詞 1 第4例 )message (他動詞 5 第1, 2例 )leave は 「離れる, 去る; 残す 」が基本の意の 動詞 で, 離れる場所 残す物などを表す幅広い名詞 (句 )を目的語にとる .動詞 s /-z /; left /left /; leaving 他動詞 去る 1 leave A (for B )〗〈人 乗り物が 〉(B 場所 へ向かって [B 〈事 〉のために ])A 場所 を去る , 離れる, たつ (arrive )He left the room and went downstairs .彼は部屋を出て下へ降りていった On April 10, 1912 the Titanic left Southampton for New York .1912年4月10日タイタニック号はニューヨークに向けてサザンプトンを出航した leave London for a better life [to live ] in the country 田舎でのより良い生活を求めて [田舎で生活するため ]ロンドンを離れる leave the house for work 仕事のため家を出る leave the table 食卓を離れる 2 〈人が 〉〈家 故郷など 〉 (永久に )後にする , 出て行く ; 〈人が 〉〈人 〉のもとを去る ; 〈人 〉と別れる , …を見捨てる My son left home (for college ) when he was 18 .息子は (大学進学のために )18歳で家を出た (!leave homeは 「一時的に家を留守にする 」の 1 の意味でも用いられる ) All my staff left me .部下が全員私のもとを去った She's leaving her husband for another man .彼女は夫を捨てほかの男に走ろうとしている 3 A (for B )〗(B 組織 に入るために )A 組織 をやめる , 退職する ; 学校 を卒業 [退学 ]する My father left school at 14 to support his family .父は家族を養うため14で退学した leave the army [band ]除隊する [バンドを辞める ]leave office 退任 [辞任 ]する The player left the Giants for the Tigers .その選手はジャイアンツを退団しタイガースに入団した He left his job to become a full-time writer .彼は仕事を辞めてプロの物書きになった 【放っておく 】4 leave A +副詞 (!副詞 は場所の表現 ) a. 〈人が 〉〈物 〉を置き忘れる (behind )I've left my wallet at home [in the hotel room, on the bus ].家 [ホテルの部屋, バス ]に財布を忘れてきた (!forgetを用いる場合はat homeなどの場所を表す副詞句を付けることができない; forget 他動詞 3 ) b. 〈人が 〉〈人 〉を残して行く , 置き去りにする (behind ); 【ほかの人に 】〈人 〉を預ける «with » leave a baby in the car 車に赤ん坊を置き去りにする ▸ I left the kids with [in the care of ] my parents tonight .今夜は子供たちを両親のところに預けてきた ▸ Kenji lives alone in Tokyo leaving his family behind .健二は家族を (家に )残して東京で一人住いをしている 5 leave (A ) B /B (for A )〗〈人が 〉(A 〈人 〉に ) B 伝言 メモ 包みなど 〉を残す , 置いて行く (give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a ))This is Henry Smith. I'm not in; leave a message after [at ] the beep .電話 ヘンリー スミスです . ただ今留守にしております . ビーという音 (の後 )で伝言をお願いします (!留守番電話 ) May I leave her a message [a message for her ] then? それでは彼女に伝言をお願いしたいのですがよろしいでしょうか leave A a note saying [to say ] …A 〈人 〉に …の旨のメモを残す コーパス頻度ランク leave +名詞 +形容詞 alone (他動詞 6 a 第2例 )open (他動詞 6 a 第1例 )free (他動詞 6 a 第6例 )unattended (他動詞 6 a 第3例 )intact (intact 形容詞 第1例 )leave leave A C 〗(SVOC )のかたちで 「AをC 〈ある状態 〉にしておく 」の意で用いられ, Cにはほかにuntreated, emptyなどの 形容詞 副詞 が来る (6a ).6 a. leave A C 〗〈人 事が 〉A 〈人 事 〉をC 状態 にしておく [する ], 放っておく (!Cはopen, free, intactなどの 形容詞 やon, off, outなどの 副詞 ) Leave the door open , please .ドアを開けたままにしておいてください Leave that alone .それに触らないで (!壊されたりしないように注意するときに ) Do not leave valuables unattended .掲示 貴重品から目を離さないこと (!図書館などで ) leave one's coat [the TV ] on コートを着たままでいる [テレビをつけっぱなしにする ]leave her to her tears 彼女が泣くにまかせる leave both hands free 両手をあけておく b. A doing /to do 〈人 事が 〉A 〈人 物 〉に … させておく leave the water running 水道を出しっぱなしにする Leave the dough to rise for two hours .レシピ パン生地は2時間寝かせてふくらませます leave him to do what he wants 彼の好きなことをさせる 7 〈事 人が 〉〈跡 証拠など 〉を残す The accident left a scar on her arm [an ache in her neck ].事故で彼女の腕に傷 [首に痛み ]が残った 8 leave (A ) B /B (for A )〗〈人が 〉(A 〈人 〉)B 〈物 余地 時間など 〉を残しておく , 作って [取って ]おく (give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a ))Why didn't you leave me any peanuts? 何でピーナッツを僕に残しておいてくれなかったの Leave room [a space ] in the garage for my motorbike .ガレージに僕のバイクを入れるスペースをあけといて 9 〈人などが 〉印象 選択肢などを 】〈人 〉 (あとに )残す , もたらす «with » He left me with the feeling that I'd met him somewhere before .私は彼を見ていつかどこかで会ったことがあると感じた leave A with many debts 多くの借金をA 〈人 〉の元に残す She was left with no choice but to take legal action .彼女には法的措置を取る以外に選択の余地はなかった 10 〖A be left A 〈物 時間 事など 〉が残っている , ある ; have A left Aが残されている Is there any wine left ?ワインはまだありますか How much time do we have left ?我々にはあとどのくらい時間が残されているのか He pointed to what was left of the building .彼は建物の残骸 ざんがい を指さした 11 A (+副詞 )〗〈人が 〉 «…まで » 〈用事など 〉をやらない , 後回しにする , 放っておく «until , to » ; 〈食事など 〉を残す leave the dishes 皿を (洗わないまま )放っておく I'll leave the ironing until tomorrow .アイロン掛けは明日やろう He always leaves everything as late as possible [too late ].彼は何事もぎりぎりになるまでやろうとしない [やらずに手遅れにしてしまう ]Let's just leave it at that for the moment .(十分したので )今はそれぐらいにしておこう If you don't like the curry, just leave it .カレーが好きじゃないなら食べなくていいよ 12 a. 〈人が 〉【人に 】〈物 事 〉を任せておく , させておく «to » ; 【人 場所に 】〈物 事 〉を託す, ゆだねる, 任せる «with » leave the arrangements to Sue 手はずをスーに任せる Leave it to me [us ].私 [我々 ]に任せてください (!Leave it (up ) to you. なら 「あなたに任せる >君次第だ 」の意 ) b. «…することを » 〈人 〉に任せる «to do » The manager left us to settle the place for the meeting .経営者は会議場の設定を我々に任せた We were left to make our own decision .我々自身どうするかは我々に任された 13 (A ) B / B (to A )〗(A 〈人 団体など 〉)B 〈遺産など 〉を残す (give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a ))leave him a large fortune 彼に莫大 ばくだい な遺産を残す (!Aが 代名詞 ならこの語順が普通; Bに焦点がある ) leave all one's money to the Buddhist Foundation 仏教財団に全財産を残す (!to Aに焦点がある ) 14 かたく 〈人が 〉〈家族など 〉を残して死ぬ ; A C 〗A 〈家族など 〉をC 状態 にして死ぬ (!Cは 名詞 形容詞 ; 進行形にしない ) leave a wife and three children 妻と3人の子供を残して死ぬ The writer will leave his only son a millionaire .その作家の死後は一人息子が億万長者になることだろう be well left 遺産を十分もらう .15 〘数 〙(引くと )…になる (equal ) (!進行形にしない ) Five from nine [Nine minus five ] leaves four .9引く5は4 16 ⦅非難して ⦆ much [a lot ] to A 〗〈物事が 〉A 〈別の事 人 〉に多くを頼る , 依存する The ceasefire negotiation leaves a lot to the US military intervention .停戦協定の成否は多くをアメリカの軍事介入に依存している 自動詞 1 leave for A 〗〈人 乗り物が 〉A 場所 に向かって去る , 出発する ; leave from A 〗乗り物 人が 〉A ホーム ターミナル ゲートなど 〉から出発する (!leave Aと異なり, leave from Aは旅の出発点に焦点があり行き先を意識しない表現; よって leave Tokyo for Osakaとし, ╳leave from Tokyo for Osakaは避ける ) The plane will be leaving from Gate 15 at 2:15 .2時15分に15番ゲートから出発いたします (!搭乗案内のアナウンス ) leave for [╳to ] Kyoto in the morning 午前中に京都にたつ leave by the front door [fire escape ]正面のドア [非常口 ]から出る I'm leaving (now ).(もう )行くよ, 帰るよ leave to go to college 大学に行くために家を出る 2 〈人が 〉やめる , 脱退する , 退職 [辞職 ]する ; 卒業 [退学 ]する . I'm leaving at the end of this month .今月いっぱいで辞めることになっています 3 〈人が 〉家を出る , 故郷を去る ; 〈夫 パートナーが 〉家を出る , 別れる .be n cely l ft だまされる, 一杯食わされる .g t l ft (他人のために )失敗する, 困難に陥る ; 見捨てられる, だまされる .l ave A as de [as de A ]=l ave A to one s de Aを (一時的に )無視する, 考えに入れない .l ave A b ⦅話 やや古 ⦆A 〈人 〉をそっとしておく, Aに干渉しない ; A 〈物 〉に触らない, Aを動かさない .l ave A beh nd [beh nd A ]1 A 〈人 〉よりずっと先に進む, 先行する (!しばしば受け身で ) Our company is being left way ⦅主に米 ⦆ [far ⦅英 ⦆] behind by the competition .我が社は (企業間 )競争で大幅に遅れをとっている leave the rest [others ] far behind 他を大きく引き離す, 独走する 2 A 〈人 場所 国 〉から永遠に離れる ; A 〈過去など 〉を記憶から消し去る He left his old friends behind .彼は旧友と袂 たもと をわかった 3 他動詞 4 .4 A 〈痕跡 記録 遺産など 〉を後に残す . leave a trail of blood behind 血痕を残す l ave g [h ld ]⦅英 くだけて ⦆ «…から » 手をはなす «of » (!let goの方がより普通の表現 ) Leave go of the rope and jump! ロープ (から手 )をはなして跳べ l ave it at th t ⦅くだけた話 ⦆それ以上何も言わない [しない ], そのままにしておく (他動詞 11 ); (それ以上 )責めないでおく, 追求しない .l ave it ut ⦅英話 ⦆(ごまかし じゃまなどを )やめる (!しばしば命令形で ) .l ave it to A (to do )⦅話 ⦆(…するとは )A 〈人 〉らしいね Leave it to you to have got everything arranged already! すべて準備完了とは君らしいね l ave ff ⦅くだけて ⦆やめる, 中断する ; 〈雨などが 〉やむ Carry on practicing from where you left off last time .前回おしまいにしたところからお稽古 けいこ を続けなさい l ave A ff [ff A ]⦅くだけて ⦆1 Aを抜かす, 飛ばす .2 A 〈衣服など 〉を脱ぐ ; A 〈習慣など 〉をやめる .l ave A off B B 〈リストなど 〉からAをはずす .l ave one s lf pen to A (他人から )Aされるにまかせる leave oneself open to blame [criticism, ridicule ]他人に非難 [批判, ばかに ]されるにまかせる .l ave A ut [ut A ]1 集団 リスト 議論などから 】Aを入れない, 抜かす, 落とす «of » ; Aを考えに入れない, 無視する feel left out 疎外感を味わう 2 A 〈洗濯物 車など 〉を外に出して [出したままにして ]おく .l ave A ver [ver A ]Aを残しておく ; Aを延期する ; be left overで 〗 «…から » 残る, 余る «from » The salad is left over from yesterday .そのサラダは昨日の残り物です ▸ a bill [an unpaid bill ] left over from last month 先月の未払い金額 l ave A to t A 〈人 〉に一人で事に当たらせる, 任せる .l ave A to one s lf A 〈人 〉を一人にしておく .l ave [l t ] w ll (⦅米 ⦆enough ) al ne 他人事には手を出さない What's going on next door is nothing to do with us. Let's just leave well alone .隣で何が起ころうが僕たちとは関係がない . 放っておこう To be l ft till c lled for .局留め置き 〘郵便物に表記する指示 〙.

 

leave

leave 2 /liːv /〖語源は 「楽しみ 」〗名詞 s /-z /1 U C (特に軍隊 官庁などの )休暇 (期間 ), 休暇許可 , 賜暇 しか ▸ a soldier on leave 休暇中の兵士 sick [maternity, compassionate ] leave 療養休暇 [出産休暇, 忌引き ]take French leave 無断欠勤 [欠席 ]する, 無断で退席する 2 U かたく «…する » 許可 (permission ) «to do » without leave 無許可で leave to stay in the US 合衆国の滞在許可 take leave to do 勝手ながら …する ▸ (a ) leave of absence 賜暇, 休暇 (期間 )by [with ] your leave ⦅古 ⦆失礼ながら, ご免こうむって .3 U かたく いとまごい , 別れ take A's leave take leave of A A 〈人 〉にいとまごいをする t ke l ave of one's s nses 気が狂う, おかしな行動をとる, 気狂いじみたふるまいをする .without (so m ch as ) a ‘by your l ave ⦅やや古 ⦆許可を請うことなく, 失礼にも .

 

leave

leave 3 動詞 自動詞 〈植物が 〉葉を出す (leaf ).

 

leaven

leav en /lév (ə )n / (! -ea-は /e /) 名詞 1 U パン種 ; 酵母, イースト (yeast ).2 U C (内部から徐々に変化をかもし出す )気勢, 気運 ; 潜在的影響 [感化 ]力 ▸ a leaven of A Aの気運 動詞 他動詞 1 …にパン種を入れてふくらませる, …を発酵させる .2 …に感化を及ぼす, …を改革する, 活気づける ; «…を » …にしみ込ませる «with » .l av en ing 名詞 U C 影響 [感化 ]力 ; U パン種 .

 

leaves

leaves /liːvz /名詞 leafの複数形 .