leave

/liv/ verbnoun
5 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS17
VERB
1

Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking.

“leave it as is”

“leave the young fawn alone”

2

Go away from a place.

“At what time does your train leave?”

“She didn't leave until midnight”

3

Leave or give by will after one's death.

4

Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.

“This leaves no room for improvement”

“leave lots of time for the trip”

5

Act or be so as to become in a specified state.

6

Go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness.

7

Have left or have as a remainder.

“19 minus 8 leaves 11”

8

Remove oneself from an association with or participation in.

“She wants to leave”

9

Leave behind unintentionally.

10

Produce as a result or residue.

11

Transmit (knowledge or skills).

“leave your name and address here”

12

Put into the care or protection of someone.

“leave your child in the nurse's care”

13

Move out of or depart from.

“leave the room”

14

Be survived by after one's death.

NOUN
1

The act of departing politely.

“he took his leave”

2

Permission to do something.

“she was granted leave to speak”

3

The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty.

“a ten day's leave to visit his mother”

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Triple word24 points
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Starts & ends withL … E
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