leave

IPA: ɫˈiv

(cricket) The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
(billiards) The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).
Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
(dated or law) Permission.
(dated) Farewell, departure.

To have a consequence or remnant.
(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
(transitive or intransitive, copulative) To cause, to result in.
(transitive) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
To depart; to separate from.
To let be or do without interference.
(transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
(transitive) To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
(intransitive) To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
To transfer something.
(transitive) To transfer possession of after death.
(transitive) To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
(transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
(intransitive, obsolete) To remain (behind); to stay.
(transitive, archaic) To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
(transitive) To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
(intransitive, rare) To produce leaves or foliage.
(obsolete) To raise; to levy.

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