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LEEV/liːv/

English uses leave in two everyday ways: go away from a place (leave home at seven) and not take something with you (leave your keys on the table). Leave for a city: we leave for Lahore in the morning. Forget is about memory; leave is about the object staying behind. Past: left.

Meaning

To go away from a place, or to not take something with you.

Examples

• “We leave at seven.”
• “What time does the coach leave?”
• “Don’t leave your bag on the bus.”

Good to know

leave + place. leave for + destination. leave + object = not take it. Past: left.

Near in meaning

depart

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