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congé
, permission
, lâchage
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Leave
- (v.) To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
- (v.) To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
- (v.) To withdraw ones self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house.
- (v. i.) To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.
- (v.) To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.
- (v. t.) To raise; to levy.
- (v. i.) To depart; to set out.
- (v.) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing ones self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators.
- (v. i.) To cease; to desist; to leave off.
- (v.) To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece.
- (v.) To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
- (n.) The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go.
- (n.) Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
Synonyms:
Allow, Bequeath, Depart, Entrust, Exit, Farewell, Forget, Give, Impart, Lead, Leave-taking, Parting, Result, Will,
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• Leaveless
- (a.) Leafless.
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• Leave-taking
- (n.) Taking of leave; parting compliments.
Synonyms:
Farewell, Leave, Parting,
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