English · Word Candidate

leave

/ˈliːv/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: leaves · leaving · leaved

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dẫn đến hậu quả hoặc để lại

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Verb

Examples

I left my car at home and took a bus to work.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To have a consequence or remnant. — To cause, to result in.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dẫn đến hoặc gây ra

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Verb

Examples

The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động không cố gắng đánh bóng

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Noun

Examples

He made 45 leaves in his innings of 64.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự sắp xếp bóng còn lại sau cú đánh

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Noun

Examples

Having counted 38 points he tried a beautiful massé out of the corner, hit the first ball just a trifle too hard and kissed his own ball off just when victory seemed to be his. The leave was unfortunate for Ives. Slosson played brilliantly and ran the game out, a close winner, with 22 points.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “leave” mean?

Is “leave” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.