LEAVE
What does "LEAVE" mean?
To go away from a place, person, or thing; to depart.
Meanings
- To go away from somewhere or someone. We have to leave for the airport by six.
- To let something remain or stay in a place or state. Leave the dishes; I'll wash them later.
- To bequeath property after death. Her aunt left her the cottage by the sea.
- Permission to be absent, or the period of such absence, especially from work or military duty. He took two weeks of parental leave.
Word origin
From Old English 'læfan' meaning to let remain or bequeath; the 'permission' noun comes from a separate Old English word 'leaf' meaning permission, the same root as 'believe' and 'love'.
Remember it
Two LEAVEs in one word: to go away, and to let stay. Both leave something behind.
A little poem
To leave is to leave something: a chair, a name, a light-
the room keeps your shape long after you say goodnight.
couplet
Wordplay
- Autumn told the tree it had to leave. The tree shrugged and left thousands of them on the ground instead.
What it teaches
Every leaving is also a leaving-behind; you are remembered by what you chose not to take.
Quick facts
What does LEAVE mean?
To go away from a place, person, or thing; to depart.
Is LEAVE a valid word?
Yes — LEAVE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LEAVE?
LEAVE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does LEAVE come from?
From Old English 'læfan' meaning to let remain or bequeath; the 'permission' noun comes from a separate Old English word 'leaf' meaning permission, the same root as 'believe' and 'love'.
What can LEAVE teach us?
Every leaving is also a leaving-behind; you are remembered by what you chose not to take.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.