English-Thai Dictionary
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 ①room (↓他動詞 1 第1例 )②home (↓他動詞 2 第1例 )③school (↓他動詞 3 第1例 )④house (↓他動詞 1 第4例 )⑤message (↓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 〉を (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 ①alone (↓他動詞 6 a 第2例 )②open (↓他動詞 6 a 第1例 )③free (↓他動詞 6 a 第6例 )④unattended (↓他動詞 6 a 第3例 )⑤intact (→intact 形容詞 第1例 )❢leave は 〖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 や 副詞 が来る (↓6a ).6 a. 〖leave A C 〗〈人 物 事が 〉A 〈人 物 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 物 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 物 人が 〉〈跡 傷 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 〉に )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 〉に (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 〉に )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 妻 パートナーが 〉家を出る , 別れる .be n ì cely l é ft だまされる, 一杯食わされる .g è t l é 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 è ave A as í de [as í de A ]=l è ave A to one s í de Aを (一時的に )無視する, 考えに入れない .l è ave A b é ⦅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 è ave A beh í nd [beh í 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 è ave g ó [h ó 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 è ave it at th á 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 è ave it ó 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 é 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 è ave ó 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 è ave A ó ff [ó 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 é ave A off B B 〈リストなど 〉からAをはずす .l é ave one s è lf ó 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 è ave A ó ut [ó 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 è ave A ó ver [ó 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 é ave A to ì t A 〈人 〉に一人で事に当たらせる, 任せる .l è ave A to one s é lf A 〈人 〉を一人にしておく .l è ave [l è t ] w è ll (⦅米 ⦆enough ) al ó 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 é ft till c á 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 複 ~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 à ke l é ave of one's s é 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 ù ch as ) a ‘by your l é 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 é 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 .