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გამოთქმა: /liːv/

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Universal
  • (in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player.

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Universal
  • 1 [with object] go away from:she left London on June 6 [no object]: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 object] 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 object and adverbial of place] go away from a place without taking (someone or something):we had not left any of our belongings behind figurativewomen 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 (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will:he left £500 to the National Asthma Campaign [with two objects]:Cornelius had left her fifty pounds a year for life
  • 3 [with object 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 object 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 object] cause to remain as a trace or record:dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins figurativethey leave the impression that they can be bullied
  • [with object] deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to:she left a note for me
  • [with object] (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

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: she was left for dead after being repeatedly hit over the head with a rock

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: why can’t you all just leave me be?

leave someone cold

fail to interest someone:the Romantic poets left him cold

leave go

British 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: their education leaves much to be desired

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 adjective left out)Olivia was feeling rather left out
(usually in imperative leave it out) British informal stop it:‘Leave it out,’ I said sternly, pushing him off

leaver

noun

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