verb

leave

Translation

to depart, to go away, to leave behind, to forget

What time does the train leave?

Please leave a message after the tone.

I think I left my keys at home.

He left the company last year.

((sth.)) to go away from a place He left the company last year.

((sth.)) ((somewhere)) to put (sth.) somewhere and not take it with you I left my keys at home.

((sb.)) ((sth.)) to give (sth.) to (sb.) when you die My grandfather left me his watch.

((for sth.)) to depart to go to a place She left for the airport an hour ago.

Synonyms: depart, abandon, quit; Antonyms: arrive, stay, remain

From Old English 'læfan', meaning 'to let remain'.

When you 'leave' a place, you 'leave' something behind (like a footprint or a memory).