Leaving can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
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| leave - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" | ||
| leave - have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" | ||
| leave - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" | ||
| leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind" | ||
| leave - remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" | ||
| leave - leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind" | ||
| leave - have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" | ||
| leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" | ||
| leave - act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" | ||
| leave - move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" | ||
| leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" | ||
| leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" | ||
| leave - leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" | ||
| leave - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" | ||
Noun |
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| leaving - the act of departing |
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| 1. | verb | While India is ready to enter into a "defense cooperation agreement" with Sri Lanka, it is wary of being drawn into any military involvement in the island nation's two decades-old civil war that has seen violent strife between ethnic Tamils and the Sinhalese majority - leaving over 60,000 dead on both sides. | |
| 2. | verb | Under President Hu Jintao, Beijing has opened out to New Delhi and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is expected to visit early next year, making friends by formally accepting Sikkim as part of India and backing India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council -- thus leaving Washington as the only one of the "permanent five" that has not yet done so. | |
| 3. | verb | Leaving aside the fact that this views conflicts with other historical examples in the region, Sunnis have never offered an alternative choice, which eventually leads one to guess that the opinion held by the Fallujan taxi driver above is precisely what they are planning to implement. | |
| 4. | verb | Wilson had been able to show that he'd had more than 80 "non-social contacts" with the CIA since his retirement in 1971, leaving the prosecution's case in turmoil. | |
| 5. | verb | Mr. MURPH ARCHIBALD (Nephew of Red Blount): Well, I was coming in early in the morning and leaving in mid-evenings. | |
| 6. | verb | It has proven that it can execute elaborate terrorist acts without leaving too many traces, using Iranian Embassies. | |
| 7. | verb | Most Fridays I'm going to TRY to pick Michael up since I'm away so much, which means leaving by 445 or so. | |
| 8. | verb | I'm leaving for Sao Paulo on Saturday but I will be in the office tomorrow. | |
| 9. | verb | Most ships perform this drill before even leaving the dock. | |
| 10. | verb | Leaving a jar with a dozen black worms in it will sate the adult's desire for snacks and they are more likely to leave fry or eggs alone. | |
| 11. | verb | If a pair isn't leaving eggs... check the following: | |
| 12. | verb | We REALLY enjoyed our balcony-- coffee in the mornings, drinks at night, standing outside when docking and leaving port-- however, it is quite a bit more expensive. | |
| 13. | verb | Anyway, so he ended up leaving one nail out of my horses foot(I've never heard of a farrier doing this) and telling me to call him in a few days(first it was a week, then it was a few days lol) and he'd come back out and put it in. | |
| 14. | verb | Ok, well as far as him being a bad farrier for leaving a nail out - That is not the case, they are extremely well known farriers in the area. | |
| 15. | verb | I'm leaving it to you. | |
| 16. | noun | My leaving early made them feel sorry. | |
| 17. | noun | She was on the point of leaving. | |
| 18. | noun | They refused to think of leaving. | |
| 19. | noun | I think about something leaving. | |
| 20. | noun | Tom's leaving. | |
| 21. | noun | Is Tom leaving? | |
| 22. | noun | He has no objection to our leaving. | |
| 23. | noun | Did you notice Tom leaving? | |
| 24. | noun | I asked Tom what time he was planning on leaving. | |
| 25. | noun | I was thinking of leaving. | |
| 26. | noun | You're not thinking about leaving, are you? | |
| 27. | noun | Tom hated the thought of leaving. | |
| 28. | noun | Tom said he had no objection to our leaving early. | |
| 29. | noun | When is the ship leaving? | |
| 30. | noun | Tom tried to talk Mary out of leaving. |
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| verb | |
| While India is ready to enter into a "defense cooperation agreement" with Sri Lanka, it is wary of being drawn into any military involvement in the island nation's two decades-old civil war that has seen violent strife between ethnic Tamils and the Sinhalese majority - leaving over 60,000 dead on both sides. |
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| Under President Hu Jintao, Beijing has opened out to New Delhi and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is expected to visit early next year, making friends by formally accepting Sikkim as part of India and backing India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council -- thus leaving Washington as the only one of the "permanent five" that has not yet done so. |
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| Leaving aside the fact that this views conflicts with other historical examples in the region, Sunnis have never offered an alternative choice, which eventually leads one to guess that the opinion held by the Fallujan taxi driver above is precisely what they are planning to implement. |
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| Wilson had been able to show that he'd had more than 80 "non-social contacts" with the CIA since his retirement in 1971, leaving the prosecution's case in turmoil. |
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| Mr. MURPH ARCHIBALD (Nephew of Red Blount): Well, I was coming in early in the morning and leaving in mid-evenings. |
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| It has proven that it can execute elaborate terrorist acts without leaving too many traces, using Iranian Embassies. |
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| Most Fridays I'm going to TRY to pick Michael up since I'm away so much, which means leaving by 445 or so. |
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| I'm leaving for Sao Paulo on Saturday but I will be in the office tomorrow. |
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| Most ships perform this drill before even leaving the dock. |
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| Leaving a jar with a dozen black worms in it will sate the adult's desire for snacks and they are more likely to leave fry or eggs alone. |
|
| If a pair isn't leaving eggs... check the following: |
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| We REALLY enjoyed our balcony-- coffee in the mornings, drinks at night, standing outside when docking and leaving port-- however, it is quite a bit more expensive. |
|
| Anyway, so he ended up leaving one nail out of my horses foot(I've never heard of a farrier doing this) and telling me to call him in a few days(first it was a week, then it was a few days lol) and he'd come back out and put it in. |
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| Ok, well as far as him being a bad farrier for leaving a nail out - That is not the case, they are extremely well known farriers in the area. |
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| I'm leaving it to you. | |
| noun | |
| My leaving early made them feel sorry. | |
| She was on the point of leaving. | |
| They refused to think of leaving. | |
| I think about something leaving. | |
| Tom's leaving. | |
| Is Tom leaving? | |
| He has no objection to our leaving. | |
| Did you notice Tom leaving? | |
| I asked Tom what time he was planning on leaving. | |
| I was thinking of leaving. | |
| You're not thinking about leaving, are you? | |
| Tom hated the thought of leaving. | |
| Tom said he had no objection to our leaving early. | |
| When is the ship leaving? | |
| Tom tried to talk Mary out of leaving. | |