Leave meaning in English

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Definition

to leave: to exit, to go away, to depart; to abandon, to deposit, to give over verb
When do you leave for France? When are you going to France?
I've left five messages on her answerphone. I rang and recorded five messages on her answerphone.
I left the country two years ago. I exited the country two years ago.

This is an irregular verb:
I leave / I left / I have left
(there's nothing) left: (there's nothing) remaining, (there is) no more verb
There's still some food left. There is still some food that hasn't been eaten.
What is left to do? What remains to be done?

UK: I'd like to leave the office early today.
US: You left early yesterday. Get back to work.

Examples

  • "They won't be back until sundown, which leaves us to do as we please."
  • "Voiceover : Imagine another dimension where nothing is as it seems. Up is down, right is left, and the Delavigne Corporation... well, let's just say it's the Brian Jones Corporation."
  • "I won't leave you, Brian Jones!"
  • "As you all know, it's been exactly one month since Bruno left the company in search of happiness, and exactly one month since I've been the interim CEO in his place."
  • "Brian Jones has left the chat"
  • "It's not easy to say this, but I'm leaving you."
  • "I'm leaving to pursue my love of whisky full time."
  • "Your flight leaves SFO at 7:25 tonight and you arrive in Boston at 1:52 tomorrow morning."
  • "I left my shoes with your wife, Susan Bliss."
  • "Sam : Okay, well that leaves Friday afternoon then."
  • "With Brexit, your cheese will leave the EU very soon!"
  • "- Adorable brown right ear, floppy white left ear"
  • "I will leave you now."
  • "Listen up everybody, because of Bruno's work, all of you can leave early!"
  • "He leaves it next to window and walks out."
  • "Leave me, and take care of your mother."
  • "Bruno : Good, now that you're here, I want you to leave at once."
  • "He stays for one hour, changes into his work clothes, and leaves pair of underpants on floor."
  • "This leaves precious few possibilities, but I have a couple of thoughts which strike me as legitimate options."
  • "I'm surprised you didn't leave him years ago."

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