leave: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with L · ends with E
Meaning of leave
verb
- transitive
To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
Example: I left my car at home and took a bus to work.
- copulative, intransitive, transitive
To have a consequence or remnant. To cause, to result in.
Example: The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.
- transitive
To have a consequence or remnant. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
Example: Leave your hat in the hall.
- transitive
To depart; to separate from. To let be or do without interference.
Example: I left him to his reflections.
Listed forms: leaves, leaving, left, glossary, leavest.
Source: Wiktionary — leave.
noun
The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
Example: He made 45 leaves in his innings of 64.
The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).
The tiles remaining on a player's rack after his or her turn.
Example: I didn't score much, but LING was a good leave.
Listed forms: leaves.
Source: Wiktionary — leave.
noun
- countable, uncountable
Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
Example: I've just been given three weeks' leave by my boss — I don't think I still have some leave owing to me.
- countable, dated, uncountable
Permission.
Example: Might I beg leave to accompany you?
- countable, dated, uncountable
Farewell, departure.
Example: I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance.
Listed forms: leaves.
Source: Wiktionary — leave.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for leave.
noun
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
- leave of absence
noun
the act of departing politely
verb
go away from a place
- go forth
- go away
verb
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
- leave alone
- leave behind
- let alone
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is leave in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of leave
L(1) + E(1) + A(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of leave
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from leave
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in leave. Showing up to 24, longest first.