leave

I verb

1)

I left the hotel

Syn:

go away from, depart from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, take one's leave of, pull out of, quit, escape from, flee, abandon, desert, vacate; informal push off, shove off, clear out/off, split, make tracks

2)

the next morning we left for Leicester

Syn:

set off, head, make, set sail, get going

3)

he's left his wife

Syn:

abandon, desert, jilt, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry, throw over; informal dump, ditch, walk/run out on

4)

he left his job in November

Syn:

resign from, retire from, step down from, withdraw from, pull out of, give up; informal quit, jack in

5)

she left her handbag on a bus

Syn:

leave behind, forget, lose, mislay

6)

I thought I'd leave it to the experts

Syn:

entrust, hand over, pass on, refer, delegate

7)

he left her £100,000

Syn:

bequeath, will, endow, hand down

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Ant:

arrive

Phrases:

leave someone/something out

II noun

1)

the judge granted leave to appeal

Syn:

permission, consent, authorization, sanction, dispensation, approval, clearance, blessing, agreement, assent; informal the go-ahead, the green light

2)

he was on leave

Syn:

holiday, vacation, break, furlough, sabbatical, leave of absence; informal vac