transitive verb
1. : to desist from : break off : stop
left off thinking about himself at all — L.C.Douglas
leave off work at five
is reluctant to leave off arguing
2. : to stop wearing or using : omit to put in the usual position
warm enough to leave his overcoat off
3. : to abandon the use of : give up
I have left off all other medicines — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)
intransitive verb
: to make an end : break off : stop
the rain … finally left off at noon — H.E.Bates
starts … where most writers leave off — Burke Wilkinson