leave
leave is a 5-letter English word with 30 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.
- transitive verb. To raise; to levy.
- noun. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
- noun. 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.
- verb. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house.
- verb. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
- verb. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
- verb. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.
- verb. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
- verb. 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.
- verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. To depart; to set out.
- intransitive verb. To cease; to desist; to leave off.
- noun. the act of departing politely
"he disliked long farewells"
"he took his leave"
- noun. permission to do something
"she was granted leave to speak"
- noun. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
"a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
- verb. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
"leave it as is"
"leave the young fawn alone"
- verb. be survived by after one's death
"He left six children"
"At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
- verb. leave behind unintentionally
"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"
"I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
- verb. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
"She left a mess when she moved out"
"His good luck finally left him"
- verb. go away from a place
"At what time does your train leave?"
"She didn't leave until midnight"
- verb. move out of or depart from
"leave the room"
"the fugitive has left the country"
- verb. leave or give by will after one's death
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"
"My grandfather left me his entire estate"
- verb. transmit (knowledge or skills)
"give a secret to the Russians"
"leave your name and address here"
- verb. put into the care or protection of someone
"He left the decision to his deputy"
"leave your child the nurse's care"
- verb. remove oneself from an association with or participation in
"She wants to leave"
"The teenager left home"
- verb. have as a result or residue
"The water left a mark on the silk dress"
"Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
- verb. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
"This leaves no room for improvement"
"The evidence allows only one conclusion"
- verb. act or be so as to become in a specified state
"The inflation left them penniless"
"The president's remarks left us speechless"
- verb. have left or have as a remainder
"That left the four of us"
"19 minus 8 leaves 11"
Synonyms
farewell, parting, forget, exit, bequeath, will, give, impart, entrust, depart, lead, result, allow, provide
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in leave:
Common word forms
leaved, leaver, leaves, leaving, leaveless
Words from these letters
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