Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "leave" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

arrive arrive back come come back enter remain stay stay remain

Dbpedia Genre

contemporary r b pop music

Derived Terms

Dutch leave French leave I have to love you and leave you I'll leave it up to you Leaver absence without leave absent over leave absent without leave administrative leave annual leave be left holding the baby be left kicking beleave by your leave compassionate leave eat and leave no crumbs family leave flexi-leave forleave furternity leave garden leave gardening leave interleave leavable leave a lot to be desired leave a mark leave a sour taste in one's mouth leave alone leave aside leave at the door leave be leave behind leave for dead leave for dust leave home leave it all on the field leave it all out there leave it alone leave it at that leave it be leave it out leave little to the imagination leave me alone leave much to be desired leave no crumbs leave no stone unturned leave no trace leave nothing in the tank leave nothing to the imagination leave of absence leave off leave on leave on the table leave one's mark leave one's options open leave one's stamp leave out leave over leave someone at the altar leave someone be leave someone cold leave someone hanging leave someone high and dry leave someone holding the baby leave someone holding the bag leave someone in the dust leave someone in the lurch leave someone no choice leave someone on read leave someone on seen leave someone out in the cold leave someone to their fate leave someone to their own devices leave something to be desired leave the ball in someone's court leave the chat leave the door open leave the nest leave things alone leave things be leave to chance leave to one's own devices leave to the imagination leave well alone leave well enough alone leave with the one that brought ya leave with the one that brung ya leave with the one that brung you leave with the one what brought ya leave with the one what brought you leave with the one what brung ya leave with the one what brung you leave with the one who brought ya leave with the one who brought you leave with the one who brung ya leave with the one who brung you leave-in leave-one-out leave-taking leavee leaveism leavetime left in the lurch left luggage like it or leave it long service leave make like a tree and leave mat leave maternity leave not leave a stone unturned not leave one's thought not leave one's thoughts on leave overleave parental leave pat leave paternity leave pawternity leave shore leave sick leave study leave take French leave take a French leave take it or leave it take leave take one's leave terminal leave that train has already left the station that train has left the station ticket of leave ticket-of-leave unleave up and leave way leave wayleave who died and left you in charge

Distinct From

arrive come coming entering here stay staying

Entails

die

Etymologically Related To

leaf levy love

Context

billiards cricket legal

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

afford bring about change departure forbear get gift give give rise go going going away hand have have got hold leaving locomote lose make move pass pass on permission present produce reach refrain tell time off travel turn over yield

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

abandon absquatulate bug out clear off clear out dash off flee flounce slide off slip away slip off steal away up and leave vacate

Type Of (IsA)

permission single time off

Manner Of

bring about change have make refrain yield

Motivated By Goal

don't like being there

Related Terms

abandon action affiliation allow alone also also plant asking asking someone attention available away awol batsman branch branch green branches concerned deliver depart departing departing action departure deposit direction door end exit exiting foliage get out give go go away go out go somewhere going going away going now grant green holiday leaf left left me let levy me alone membership motion now on branches on tree on trees out parting permission permit plant possession quit raise refrain remain responsibility sabbatical someone somewhere stay stop time transfer tree trees work

Similar Terms

admit allow bequeath depart exit forget get out give go away go forth go out impart lead leave alone leave behind let alone pass on pull up stakes result will

Synonym Network

bequeath depart entrust exit farewell forget impart leaf

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.