Talk:leave

Forget to take

"To leave something" can also mean "to forget to take something", can't it? I left my keys at Peter's place. This could mean that the speaker left it there for Peter to use, or (more likely) that they forgot to take it with them. I think the latter should get its own definition.Kolmiel (talk) 18:31, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

I don't think the purpose is part of the definition. If I say "I threw the fish in the pool", I might have thrown it to get rid of it, or I might have thrown it to feed a dolphin. That doesn't make two senses of throw. Equinox ◑ 07:26, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Etymology

[Mid-17th century. < inter- + leaf]
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--Backinstadiums (talk) 10:53, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

leave standing

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/leave+standing --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:02, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

I left my number with Dan.

leave with? https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/leave+with --Backinstadiums (talk) 14:49, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Etymology 4 Should be Removed

There's no citation, nor evidence in the OED or M-W etc. that leave can be used in this sense in that construction. Give leave to etc. is of course a known phase, but I don't think that "We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend" is good English.

That usage example does look silly and I've removed it. However, the usex might not be what the definition writer intended. If you wish to challenge the sense, use WT:RFV. Equinox ◑ 09:35, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

(Tr) Turn into

As in the accident left my car a heap of twisted metal. JMGN (talk) 16:23, 28 August 2024 (UTC)