{
    "term": "leave",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "leave",
            "heSheIt": "leaves"
        },
        "pastSimple": "left",
        "pastParticiple": "left",
        "ingForm": "leaving"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to go away from a person or a place",
            "sensetop": "leave for somethingleave something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Come on, it's time we left *(= time for us to leave)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left without saying goodbye."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plane leaves for Dallas at 12.35.",
                    "contextForm": "leave for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What time do you have to **leave for work**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plane leaves Heathrow at 12.35.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hate **leaving home**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **left the house** around 8 this morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole family was forced to **leave the country**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You want Chris? Sorry, he's just left."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Did you want something? I was just about to leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're not welcome here. You should leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wanted to leave but they wouldn't let me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bus leaves at 8.30."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The train was just leaving the station."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I heard his car leaving the driveway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They left for Scotland this morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "By the time I got there, they'd already left for home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should have left for school by now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I never leave the house without my phone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left home around 8 this morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They started talking about her as soon as she left the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They keep a record of everyone entering and leaving the premises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm sorry, he's already left the office."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was injured and left the field."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were being extremely rowdy and the manager had to ask them to leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were caught trying to leave the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were all packed and ready to leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you ready to leave yet?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If we leave now, we should make it in time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "John says he left the restaurant at around midnight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She refused to leave until she had talked to an officer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It looked as though they had left in a hurry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They got into an argument and were asked to leave."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + leave": ["decide to", "intend to", "plan to"],
                "preposition": ["for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to stop living at a place, belonging to a group, working for an employer, etc.",
            "sensetop": "leave somethingleave for somethingleave something for something",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My assistant is threatening to leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He didn't **leave home** until he was 30.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **left school** at 16."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I went to see him, but was told he had **left town**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Mayor **left office** in 2018."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why did you leave your last job?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People leave for better-paid jobs elsewhere.",
                    "contextForm": "leave for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many of her relatives had left Ireland for America.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had left the organization some years before."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I decided to leave the company and go freelance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I worked in Hong Kong after I left university."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her youngest child has just left college."
                },
                {
                    "text": "US troops left the island in December 1983."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His family had to leave the village."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She claims she was forced to leave her job after she became pregnant."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left school at 14 with no qualifications."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They left for a new life abroad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Too many teachers are leaving the profession for higher-paid jobs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hundreds of villagers have already left to seek work in the towns."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + leave": ["decide to", "intend to", "plan to"],
                "preposition": ["for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to leave your wife, husband or partner permanently",
            "sensetop": "leave somebody leave somebody for somebody",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I was afraid you'd leave if you knew the truth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll never leave you.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left him for a colleague.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody for somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's been depressed since his wife left."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her father left her mother when she was just two years old."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His girlfriend was threatening to leave him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm sorry, George, I'm leaving you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He promised he would leave his wife for her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My fiancé left me for someone else."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's leaving him for another man."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + leave": ["decide to", "intend to", "plan to"],
                "preposition": ["for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to go away from a place without taking something/somebody with you",
            "sensetop": "leave something/somebodyleave something/somebody + adv./prep.leave something/somebody behind",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll have to go back—I've left my jacket.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something/somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They left the children and went out for the evening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've left my bag on the bus.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something/somebody + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can leave your things here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something/somebody behind"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't leave any of your belongings behind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is there somewhere we can leave our luggage?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've left my phone somewhere but I can't remember where."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hang on a minute—I left my phone upstairs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I stupidly left my passport at home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lost property office is full of belongings people have left on trains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll have to leave your dog outside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left her little brother in the park and came home by herself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What shall we do with the baby? We can't leave him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were charged with neglect after leaving their children to go on holiday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's old enough to be left for the evening."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to make or allow somebody/something to remain in a particular condition, place, etc.",
            "sensetop": "leave somebody/something + adj.leave somebody/something doing somethingleave somebody/something to do somethingleave something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Leave** the door **open**, please.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody/something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bomb blast **left** 25 people **dead**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His help left her free to focus on her research."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't leave her waiting outside in the rain.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody/something doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were **left feeling** rather disappointed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leave the rice to cook for 20 minutes.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody/something to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He ate up his vegetables but left the chicken.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The treatment had left her vulnerable to infection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had left his food untouched."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The experience left them shaken, but unharmed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accident left him unable to walk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The writer leaves us free to imagine our own ending to the story."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were left in no doubt who was really to blame."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were left without power for two days after storms blew down cables."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The furniture had all been left in place, just as it would have been when he was alive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They left me standing there like an idiot while they argued."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was left wondering what had really happened."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't leave your stuff lying around."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Remove the pan from the heat and leave it to cool down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll leave you to enjoy your book."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We left them to have some time alone."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to remain to be used, sold, etc.",
            "sensetop": "be left of somethingbe left to somebody",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Is there** any coffee **left**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's spent all the money—there's nothing left."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You still **have** a few minutes **left**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How many tickets do you have left?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are fighting to save what is left of their business.",
                    "contextForm": "be left of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Not much is left of the old town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The only course of action left to me was to notify her employer.",
                    "contextForm": "be left to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are there any cookies left?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's no time left. We have to decide now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If there's any left, I'll use it to make soup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's no water left in the jug."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you have a few minutes left at the end, use them to check your work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've still got a few presents left to buy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are 85 days left until the games begin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's only a year left until I finish university."
                },
                {
                    "text": "By the time we'd finished, there wasn't a lot left to spend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm sorry, we haven't got any of the blue ones left."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As the hurricane blew over, people returned to what was left of their homes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He tried to brush what was left of his hair across his scalp."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company is trying to salvage what's left of its reputation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The only option left to us was to fire her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They decided that the only avenue left to them was legal action."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to make something happen or remain as a result",
            "sensetop": "leave somethingleave somebody with somethingleave somebody something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Red wine leaves a stain.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Romans **left their mark** on Britain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Leave room** on the spreadsheet to add the results later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They've **left a space** here where you can put your name."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left me with the impression that she was unhappy.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid you leave me no choice.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The storm left a trail of destruction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "First experiences leave lasting impressions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The incident left its mark on all of us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He disappeared without leaving a trace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This doesn't leave much room for error."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film leaves you with the desire to find out more."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was left with the feeling that I'd done something wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You haven't left me much room for manoeuvre."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've left you some space on the shelf for your books."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We try to leave people a positive impression."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left them no option but to fire her."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to deliver, write or record something to be seen or heard later",
            "sensetop": "leave somethingleave something for somebodyleave somebody something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Lots of people had **left comments** under the post.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Someone called, but they didn't **leave a message**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Someone left this note for you.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something for somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Someone left you this note.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leave a message and we'll get back to you as soon as we can."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She disappeared without leaving a note."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please leave a comment on the blog."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I left a message on his Facebook page."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left a sign on the door saying 'Gone fishing'."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had left a little note inside the package."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Somebody left you some flowers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps this mess was their way of leaving us a message."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I left myself a note to get more coffee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She leaves herself little reminders all over the house."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to not do something or deal with something immediately",
            "sensetop": "leave somethingleave something until/till somethingleave something for something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Leave the dishes—I'll do them later.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why do you always leave everything until the last moment?",
                    "contextForm": "leave something until/till something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's leave that topic for another day.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm going to leave this now and finish it tomorrow morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you find a question difficult, leave it and come back to it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leave it! It's not worth bothering with!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all know we shouldn't leave essays until the night before they're due."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I left the best till last."
                },
                {
                    "text": "OK, let's leave the discussion there for now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He decided to leave the washing-up for later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can leave that issue for next week."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "to allow somebody to take care of something",
            "sensetop": "leave something to somebody/somethingleave it (up) to somebody (to do something)leave somebody + adv./prep.leave something with somebodyleave somebody with somethingleave somebody/something to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can leave the cooking to me.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They didn't **leave** anything **to chance** *(= everything was planned carefully)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Where shall we eat?’ ‘I’ll leave it entirely (up) to you *(= you can decide)*.’",
                    "contextForm": "leave it (up) to somebody (to do something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I leave it to you to decide what order to do things in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **left** her assistant **in charge**.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Leave it with me**—I'm sure I can sort it out.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They left me with all the clearing up.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I leave you to lock up the shop?",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody/something to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was left to cope on my own."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He leaves most of the important decisions to his wife."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stop analysing everybody! Leave that to the psychologists!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you leave it with me, I'll get back to you within a day or two."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I left the problem with Gina to sort out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has fun baking with the kids and I'm left with all the mess to clean up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I left him with the boxes to pack."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll leave you to finish this when you have time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We left them to keep an eye on the house while we were away."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "to give something to somebody when you die",
            "sensetop": "leave somethingleave something to somebodyleave somebody something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He left a large estate.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left £1 million to her daughter.",
                    "contextForm": "leave something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left her daughter £1 million.",
                    "contextForm": "leave somebody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left over ten million dollars when he died."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left everything to charity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His father's will left everything to his brothers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She promised she would leave the house to me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His grandfather left him some stocks and shares."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She died and left me nothing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll leave you the ring when I die."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll leave it to you when I die."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "bequeath"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "to have family who continue to live after your death",
            "sensetop": "leave somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He leaves a wife and two children."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "to have a particular amount left over",
            "sensetop": "leave something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Seven from ten leaves three."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be alone",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I didn’t know anyone in New York, so I was left to myself to explore."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be allowed to do what you want",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Left to himself, the dog will eat anything and everything."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to say that you do not care if somebody accepts or rejects your offer",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to say that somebody does not have a strong opinion about something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Dancing? I can take it or leave it."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stop annoying somebody or trying to get their attention",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Why can’t you stop texting me and just leave me be?"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "leave/let somebody alone"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stop holding on to something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Leave go of my arm—you're hurting me!"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "let go"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say or do nothing more about something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We'll never agree, so let's just leave it at that."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody to stop doing something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/liːv/",
                "audio": "le/leave/leave__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/liːvz/",
                "audio": "le/leave/leaves__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/left/",
                "audio": "le/leave/left__gb_4.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈliːvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "le/leave/leaving__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/liːv/",
                "audio": "le/leave/leave__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/liːvz/",
                "audio": "le/leave/leaves__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/left/",
                "audio": "le/leave/left__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈliːvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "le/leave/leaving__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb Old English lǣfan ‘bequeath’, also ‘allow to remain, leave in place’ of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben ‘remain’."
}