verb
- to go away from a place or person
- to allow something to remain in a place or condition
- to stop doing or being involved with something
noun
- official permission to be absent from work or duty
- formal permission to do something
Usage: formal
Examples
- I have to leave for work at 8 AM.
- Please leave your shoes at the door.
- She decided to leave her job last month.
- He left his fortune to charity.
- The soldier was granted leave to visit his family.
- May I have your leave to speak?
- Don’t leave the lights on when you go out.
- The train leaves the station in five minutes.