LEAVE

v. 1 go (away or off), depart, set off, be off, get away or off, retire, retreat, withdraw, decamp, (make an) exit, run, be gone, bid (someone or something) goodbye, say goodbye or adieu (to), take (one's) leave (of), quit, desert, pull out, check out, fly, Colloq push or shove off, take off, skedaddle, flit, disappear, do a disappearing act, pull up stakes, up-anchor, Slang beat it, scram, vamoose, split, Brit beetle off, do a bunk, do a moonlight flit, hop it, Taboo slang Brit bugger off Please leave at once May I leave the room? She left him alone. 2 go or run off, deviate from The car left the road and hit a tree 3 forget, mislay, lose I left my car keys somewhere in the house 4 abandon, desert, take leave of, wash one's hands of, turn one's back on; quit, resign from, give up, renounce, drop (out of) She left him because he mistreated her I left school at sixteen. 5 make, render, cause to be or become or remain The beauty of the place left me speechless 6 bequeath, will, hand down, devise, demise, transfer Her aunt left some valuable paintings to my wife 7 entrust, commit, assign, cede, relinquish, give over or up, consign, resign They are leaving all the responsibility to me 8 cause or allow to remain, have as a remainder, yield, give Seven from eleven leaves four 9 leave off. stop, cease, desist, forbear, give up, refrain from, discontinue, abstain (from), renounce He won't leave off gossiping about her 10 leave out. omit, disregard, ignore, neglect; count out, reject, exclude, eliminate, bar, except You left out the best part Don't leave me out of the fun!