She is on leave from her law firm. I beg leave to differ with you, sir. He took a few months' leave to care for his sick mother. He took an unpaid leave from work. The soldiers were given a two-month leave for the holidays. He was found guilty but was granted leave to appeal against the verdict.

to go away from someone or something, for a short time or permanently: I'll be leaving at five o'clock tomorrow. He left the house by the back door. She left the group of people she was with and came over to speak to us. The bus leaves in five minutes.

Examples of Leave in a sentence The family will leave their house and drive one hundred miles away to their vacation spot at the beach. After posting bail for a murder charge, the man decided to leave the country so the police would not be able to find him.

Examples of leave in a Sentence Verb (1) you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another I'm going to leave all of my possessions to my children See More