Leave (verb)
To have a consequence or remnant.
Leave (verb)
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.
“I left my car at home and took a bus to work.”
“The ants did not leave so much as a crumb of bread.”
“There’s not much food left. We’d better go to the shops.”
Leave (verb)
To cause, to result in.
“The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.”
“Infantile paralysis left him lame for the rest of his life.”
Leave (verb)
To depart; to separate from.
Leave (verb)
To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
“Leave your hat in the hall.”
“We should leave the legal matters to lawyers.”
“I left my sewing and went to the window to watch the falling snow.”
Leave (verb)
To let be or do without interference.
“I left him to his reflections.”
“I leave my hearers to judge.”
Leave (verb)
To depart from; to end one’s connection or affiliation with.
“I left the country and I left my wife.”
Leave (verb)
To end one’s membership in (a group); to terminate one’s affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
“I left the band.”
Leave (verb)
To transfer something.
Leave (verb)
To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
“I think you’d better leave.”
Leave (verb)
To transfer possession of after death.
“When my father died, he left me the house.”
Leave (verb)
To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
“I’ll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there.”
Leave (verb)
To remain (behind); to stay.
Leave (verb)
To stop, desist from; to “leave off” (+ noun / gerund).
Leave (verb)
To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
Leave (verb)
To produce leaves or foliage.
Leave (verb)
To raise; to levy.
Leave (noun)
The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
Leave (noun)
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).
Leave (noun)
Permission to be absent; time away from one’s work.
“I’ve been given three weeks’ leave by my boss.”
Leave (noun)
Permission.
“Might I beg leave to accompany you?”
“The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave be granted, to appeal against these sentences.”
Leave (noun)
Farewell, departure.
“I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance.”
Live (verb)
To be alive; to have life.
“He’s not expected to live for more than a few months.”
Live (verb)
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
“I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.”
“He lives in LA, but he’s staying here over the summer.”
Live (verb)
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
“Her memory lives in that song.”
Live (verb)
To cope.
“You’ll just have to live with it!”
“I can’t live in a world without you.”
Live (verb)
To pass life in a specified manner.
“It is difficult to live in poverty.”
“And they lived happily ever after.”
Live (verb)
To spend, as one’s life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
“To live an idle or a useful life.”
Live (verb)
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one’s way of life.
Live (verb)
To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
“No ship could live in such a storm.”
Live (verb)
To maintain or support one’s existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
“It is hard to live on the minimum wage.”
“They lived on stale bread.”
Live (verb)
To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
“I’m sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!”
Live (adjective)
Having life; that is alive.
“The post office will not ship live animals.”
Live (adjective)
Being in existence; actual
“He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.”
Live (adjective)
Having active properties; being energized.
Live (adjective)
Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
Live (adjective)
Taken from a living animal.
“live feathers”
Live (adjective)
Imparting power; having motion.
“the live spindle of a lathe”
“a live, or driving, axle”
Live (adjective)
Still in active play.
“a live ball”
Live (adjective)
Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
“The station presented a live news program every evening.”
Live (adjective)
Of a performance or speech, in person.
“This nightclub has a live band on weekends.”
Live (adjective)
Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
Live (adjective)
Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
“The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.”
Live (adjective)
Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
“Use caution when working near live wires.”
Live (adjective)
Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
“Tommy’s blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.”
Live (adjective)
Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
Live (adjective)
Being in a state of ignition; burning.
“a live coal; live embers”
Live (adjective)
Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
“a live man, or orator”
Live (adjective)
Vivid; bright.
Live (adverb)
Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
“The concert was broadcast live by radio.”
Live (adverb)
Of making a performance or speech, in person.
“He’ll be appearing live at the auditorium.”
Live (noun)
life
Leave (verb)
go away from
“the England team left for Pakistan on Monday”
“we were almost the last to leave”
“she left London on June 6”
Leave (verb)
depart from permanently
“at the age of sixteen he left home”
Leave (verb)
cease attending (a school or college) or working for (an organization)
“she is leaving the BBC after 20 years”
Leave (verb)
allow or cause to remain
“the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn’t dislike he’d leave”
Leave (verb)
remain to be used or dealt with
“we’ve even got one of the Christmas puddings left over from last year”
“a retired person with no mortgage left to pay”
Leave (verb)
go away from a place without taking (someone or something)
“women had been left behind in the struggle for pay equality”
“we had not left any of our belongings behind”
Leave (verb)
abandon (a spouse or partner)
“her boyfriend left her for another woman”
Leave (verb)
have as (a surviving relative) after one’s death
“he leaves a wife and three children”
Leave (verb)
bequeath (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
“he left £500 to the National Asthma Campaign”
“Cornelius had left her fifty pounds a year for life”
Leave (verb)
cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position
“I’ll leave the door open”
“he’ll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks”
“the children were left with feelings of loss”
Leave (verb)
let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance
“infected people are often rejected by family and friends, leaving them to face this chronic condition alone”
Leave (verb)
cause to remain as a trace or record
“they leave the impression that they can be bullied”
“dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins”
Leave (verb)
deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to
“she left a note for me”
Leave (verb)
entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, especially someone considered better qualified)
“the choice of which link to take is generally left up to the reader”
Leave (verb)
(of a plant) put out new leaves
“trees leaved, wild flowers burst in profusion on the far side of the lake”
Leave (noun)
(in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player.
Leave (noun)
time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces
“Joe was home on leave”
“maternity leave”
Leave (noun)
permission
“leave from the court to commence an action”
Live (verb)
remain alive
“both cats lived to a ripe age”
“the doctors said she had only six months to live”
Live (verb)
be alive at a specified time
“he lived four centuries ago”
Live (verb)
spend one’s life in a particular way or under particular circumstances
“he was living a life of luxury in Australia”
“people are living in fear in the wake of the shootings”
Live (verb)
(of an employee or student) reside at (or away from) the place where one works or studies
“the development is designed to provide extra accommodation for undergraduates to enable all 400 to live in”
Live (verb)
supply oneself with the means of subsistence
“they live by hunting and fishing”
Live (verb)
survive (an unpleasant experience or period)
“both men lived through the Depression”
Live (verb)
survive in someone’s mind; be remembered
“only the name lived on”
Live (verb)
have an exciting or fulfilling life
“he couldn’t wait to get out of school and really start living”
Live (verb)
regard as the purpose or most important aspect of one’s life
“Tony lived for his painting”
Live (verb)
(of a ship) escape destruction; remain afloat.
Live (verb)
make one’s home in a particular place or with a particular person
“I’ve lived in the East End all my life”
“they lived with his grandparents”
Live (verb)
(of an object) be kept in a particular place
“I told her where the coffee lived and went back to sleep”
Live (adjective)
not dead or inanimate; living
“live animals”
Live (adjective)
(of a vaccine) containing viruses or bacteria that are living but of a mild or attenuated strain.
Live (adjective)
(of yogurt) containing the living microorganisms by which it is formed.
Live (adjective)
relating to a musical performance given in concert, not on a recording
“there is traditional live music played most nights”
“a live album”
Live (adjective)
(of a broadcast) transmitted at the time of occurrence, not from a recording
“live coverage of the match”
Live (adjective)
(of a wire or device) connected to a source of electric current.
Live (adjective)
of, containing, or using undetonated explosive
“live ammunition”
Live (adjective)
(of coals) burning or glowing.
Live (adjective)
(of a match) unused.
Live (adjective)
(of a wheel or axle in machinery) moving or imparting motion.
Live (adjective)
(of a ball in a game) in play, especially in contrast to being foul or out of bounds.
Live (adjective)
(of a question or subject) of current or continuing interest and importance
“the future organization of Europe has become a live issue”
Live (adverb)
as or at an actual event or performance
“the match will be televised live”