1. verb /liːv/
a) 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.
2. noun /liːv/
Ive been given three weeks leave by my boss.
b) Permission.
Might I beg leave to accompany you?
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