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Definitions

leaves

[leevz] / livz /

NOUN

green foliage of plant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frond needle petal stalk

STRONG

blade bract flag leaflet pad petiole scale stipule

WEAK

foliole

NOUN

page of document

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sheet

STRONG

folio paper

NOUN

permission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allowance authorization

STRONG

assent concession consent dispensation freedom go-ahead liberty okay permit sanction sufferance tolerance

WEAK

green light

Antonyms

STRONG

denial difference disagreement disapproval imprisonment incarceration protest refusal restraint veto

WEAK

limitation prohibition restriction workday

NOUN

holiday, time off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

furlough leave of absence retirement sabbatical vacation

STRONG

adieu departure farewell goodbye leave-taking liberty parting withdrawal

Antonyms

STRONG

greeting hello stay

WEAK

limitation prohibition restriction workday

VERB

depart, abandon physically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw

STRONG

abscond decamp defect desert ditch elope embark emigrate exit flit forsake issue migrate part relinquish sally scram split vacate vamoose vanish

WEAK

beat it break away clear out come away cut out give the slip go away go forth head out move out pull out push off remove oneself ride off run along say goodbye set out slip out step down take a hike take leave walk out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come complete face finish remain stay stop

STRONG

come in hold join keep

WEAK

care continue maintain

VERB

abandon, renounce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop evacuate give up quit stop surrender

STRONG

cease cede desert desist forbear forsake maroon refrain relinquish resign terminate waive yield

WEAK

back out drop out give notice hand over knock off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue do

STRONG

begin help initiate keep on start

WEAK

care come go hold keep maintain

VERB

forget, neglect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow drop have leave behind

STRONG

let mislay omit permit suffer

WEAK

lay down let be let continue let go let stay

Antonyms

STRONG

disallow keep refuse reject

WEAK

care come continue go hold maintain

VERB

give, especially after death

Synonyms

STRONGEST

leave behind

STRONG

allot apportion assign bequeath bequest cede commit confide consign demise devise entrust legate refer transmit will

WEAK

give over hand down

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep receive retain take withhold

WEAK

care come continue go maintain

Example Sentences

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The result leaves Tunisia on top of Group C after the opening round of matches, above Nigeria on goal difference following a 2-1 victory for the Super Eagles against Tanzania earlier in Fes.

From Barron's

As the history leaves the Renaissance behind, Mr. Luzzi’s narrative loses focus.

From The Wall Street Journal

And it leaves behind the local farmers and ranchers currently getting squeezed by consolidation throughout the U.S. agricultural industry.

From MarketWatch

There’s also an extensive field recording of John and Yoko walking around their garden outside, footsteps and crunching leaves, discussing John’s thoughts on Christmas.

From Salon

It leaves the Dolphins to reckon with the fallout from the most costly mistake in modern football: spending a fortune on a quarterback only to realize that he isn’t actually the answer.

From The Wall Street Journal