Tra từ leave - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

leave [leave leaves left leaving] verb, noun BrE [liːv] NAmE [liːv]
verb (left, leftBrE [left] ; NAmE [left] )

PLACE/PERSON
1. intransitive, transitive to go away from a person or a place
• Come on, it's time we left.
•~ for… The plane leaves for Dallas at 12.35.
•~ sth I hate leaving home.
•The plane leaves Heathrow at 12.35.

HOME/JOB/SCHOOL
2. intransitive, transitive to stop living at a place, belonging to a group, working for an employer, etc
• My secretary has threatened to leave.
•~ sth (BrE) Some children leave school at 16.

WIFE/HUSBAND
3. transitive ~ sb (for sb) to leave your wife, husband or partner permanently
• She's leaving him for another man.

STH TO DO LATER
4. transitive to not do sth or deal with sth immediately
•~ sth Leave the dishes— I'll do them later.
•~ sth until… Why do you always leave everything until the last moment?

SB/STH IN CONDITION/PLACE
5. transitive to make or allow sb/sth to remain in a particular condition, place, etc
•~ sb/sth (+ adj.) Leave the door open, please.
• The bomb blast left 25 people dead.
•~ sb/sth doing sth Don't leave her waiting outside in the rain.
•~ sb/sth to do sth Leave the rice to cook for 20 minutes.
6. transitive to make sth happen or remain as a result
•~ sth Red wine leaves a stain.
•~ sb with sth She left me with the impression that she was unhappy with her job.
•~ sb sth I'm afraid you leave me no choice.
7. be lefttransitive to remain to be used, sold, etc
• Is there any coffee left?
• How many tickets do you have left?
•~ of sth (figurative)They are fighting to save what is left of their business.
•~ to sb The only course of action left to me was to notify her employer.
8. transitive to go away from a place without taking sth/sb with you
•~ sth/sb (+ adv./prep.) I've left my bag on the bus.
•~ sth/sb behind Don't leave any of your belongings behind.
•He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind.

MATHEMATICS
9. transitive ~ sth to have a particular amount remaining
•Seven from ten leaves three.

AFTER DEATH
10. transitive ~ sb to have family remaining after your death
• He leaves a wife and two children.
11. transitive to give sth to sb when you die
Syn: ↑bequeath
•~ sth (to sb) She left £1 million to her daughter.
•~ sb sth She left her daughter £1 million.

RESPONSIBILITY TO SB
12. transitive to allow sb to take care of sth
•~ sb/sth + adv./prep. You can leave the cooking to me.
• She left her assistant in charge.
•Leave it with me — I'm sure I can sort it out.
•‘Where shall we eat?’ ‘I'll leave it entirely (up) to you (= you can decide).’
•They left me with all the clearing up.
•~ sb/sth to do sth I was left to cope on my own.

DELIVER
13. transitive to deliver sth and then go away
•~ sth (for sb) Someone left this note for you.
•~ sb sth Someone left you this note.
Rem: Most idioms containing leave are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example leave sb in the lurch is at lurch.
more at sb can take it or leave it at ↑take
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. Old English lǣfan ‘bequeath’ ‘allow to remain, leave in place’ Germanic German bleiben ‘remain’ n. Old English lēaf ‘permission’ West Germanic ↑lief ↑love

Thesaurus:
leave verb
1. I, T
•Come on— it's time we left.
go • • go away • • get away • • go off • • set off • • take off • • start • |especially BrE be/go on your way • |especially BrE, spoken be off • |especially AmE, spoken get out of here • |formal depart • • exit •
Opp: arrive, Opp: enter
leave/go/go away/get away/set off/take off/start/depart/exit from sb/sth
leave/go/go away/get away/go off/set off/take off/start/be on your way/depart at 9 a.m./midnight, etc.
be ready/about/going to leave/go/go away/set off/take off/start/depart
Leave or go away? Leave is used in ways that emphasize the act or time of leaving sb/sth; go away emphasizes the need or desire of the speaker to be somewhere else or for another person to be somewhere else.
2. T, I
•Villagers left to seek work in the towns.
move • • move out • • quit • • relocate • • emigrate • • migrate •
Opp: stay on
move/move out/relocate/emigrate/migrate from … to …
leave/quit your home/school/college/job
threaten to leave/move out/quit
decide/plan/want to leave/move/move out/quit/relocate/emigrate
3. I, T
•Workers are threatening to leave.
resign • • give in/hand in your notice • • retire • • step down • • stand down • |informal quit • |AmE business depart •
Opp: stay on
leave/resign from/reitre from/step down from/stand down from/quit/depart a post/position
decide to leave/resign/hand in your notice/retire/step down/stand down/quit
be ready/going to leave/resign/retire/step down/stand down/quit
4. T
•She's leaving him for another man.
abandon • • desert • • strand • • turn your back on sb/sth • • neglect • |informal dump • • walk out (on sb) •
leave/desert/dump sb for sb else
leave/abandon/desert/neglect/dump/walk out on a husband/wife
leave/abandon/desert/dump a lover
abandon/desert/neglect a child
5. T
•I left my bag on the bus.
lose • • forget • |especially BrE, formal mislay •
leave/lose/forget/mislay your keys/wallet/bag
6. T
•She left £1 million to her daughter in her will.
pass sth on • |formal bequeath •
leave/pass on/bequeath sth to sb
leave/pass on/bequeath a/an legacy/property/estate
leave/bequeath (sb) your money/art collection
7. T
•Leave the cooking to me.
hand sth over • • refer sb/sth to sb/sth • • delegate • |especially AmE turn sth over to sb • |formal entrust •
leave/hand over/turn over/refer/delegate/entrust sth to sb
leave/entrust sb with sth
leave/hand over/turn over/delegate the task/job/responsibility/management of sth to sb

Example Bank:
•Did you want something? I was just about to leave.
•I wanted to leave but they wouldn't let me.
•They left for Scotland this morning.
•They were being extremely rowdy and the manager had to ask them leave.
•They were caught trying to leave the country.
•We were all packed and ready to leave.
•Are you ready to leave yet?
•Come on— it's time we left.
•Don't leave any of your belongings behind.
•He had left the organization some years before.
•He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind.
•Hundreds of villagers have already left to seek work in the towns.
•I leave it to you to decide what order to do things in.
•I left my bag on the bus.
•I worked in Hong Kong after I left university.
•I've left my phone somewhere but I can't remember where.
•If we leave now, we should make it in time.
•John says he left the restaurant at around midnight.
•Leave it with me — I'm sure I can sort it out.
•My assistant is threatening to leave.
•She claims she was forced to leave her job after she became pregnant.
•She left school at 14 with no qualifications.
•She refused to leave until she had talked to an officer.
•She's leaving him for another man.
•The family had left in a hurry, leaving all their belongings behind.
•They got into an argument and were asked to leave.
•Too many teachers are leaving the profession for higher-paid jobs.
Idioms: ↑by your leave ▪ ↑leave go ▪ ↑leave it at that ▪ ↑leave it out ▪ ↑take leave ▪ ↑take leave of your senses ▪ ↑without a by your leave; without so much as a by your leave
Derived: ↑leave off ▪ ↑leave somebody behind ▪ ↑leave somebody off ▪ ↑leave somebody out ▪ ↑leave something aside ▪ ↑left over

noun uncountable
1. a period of time when you are allowed to be away from work for a holiday/vacation or for a special reason
•to take a month's paid/unpaid leave
•soldiers home on leave
•to be on maternity/study leave
• How much annual leave do you get?
see also ↑compassionate leave, ↑sick leave
2. (formal)official permission to do sth
•to be absent without leave
•~ to do sth The court granted him leave to appeal against the sentence.
•She asked for leave of absence (= permission to be away from work) to attend a funeral.
more at beg leave to do sth at ↑beg, take French leave at ↑French

Word Origin:
v. Old English lǣfan ‘bequeath’ ‘allow to remain, leave in place’ Germanic German bleiben ‘remain’ n. Old English lēaf ‘permission’ West Germanic ↑lief ↑love

Example Bank:
•I still have some leave left this year.
•I still have some leave to use up.
•I'm saving all my leave to have a long holiday later in the year.
•No application may be made without the leave of the court.
•She handed in her resignation and was put on three months' gardening leave.
•She spent most of her leave with her family.
•She's on leave until the end of the month.
•The appeal can only be brought by leave of the trial judge.
•When the war broke out all leave was cancelled.
•A single justice has power to grant leave to bring proceedings in certain cases.
•An application for leave to appeal must be made within four weeks.
•Benefits include 28 days' annual leave.
•Fathers are allowed a week's paternity leave.
•He applied for study leave to write the book.
•He was on sick leave following a heart attack.
•Her husband is in the army and was due home on leave.
•In May the officer went absent without leave.
•She was given compassionate leave to attend the funeral.
•Sylvia's on maternity leave.
•The firm allowed her to take a month's unpaid leave.
•The school gave him leave of absence to play in the final.
•There are new provisions for parental leave.
•They applied for asylum and were granted temporary leave to stay in the country.