Found 2 hits - Term: to leave alone, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
leave \leave\, v. t. imp. p. p. left le^ft; p. pr.
vb. n. leaving. oe. leven, as. l?fan, fr. l=af remnant,
heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain;
cf. belimacfan to remain, g. bleiben, goth. bileiban.
root119. see live, v.
1. to withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart
from; as, to leave the house.
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therefore shall a man leave his father and his
mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --gen. ii.
24.
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2. to let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or
continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
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if grape gatherers come to thee, would they not
leave some gleaning grapes ? --jer. xlix.
9.
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these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the
other undone. --matt. xxiii.
23.
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besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be
said than is expressed. --bacon.
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3. to cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
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now leave complaining and begin your tea. --pope.
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4. to desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to
relinquish.
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lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. --mark
x. 28.
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the heresies that men do leave. --shak.
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5. to let be or do without interference; as, i left him to
his reflections; i leave my hearers to judge.
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i will leave you now to your gossiplike humor.
--shak.
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6. to put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to
submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as,
leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave
the matter to arbitrators.
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leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy
way. --matt. v. 24.
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the foot
that leaves the print of blood where'er it walks.
--shak.
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7. to have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he
left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy
to his niece.
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8. to cause to be; -- followed by an adjective or adverb
describing a state or condition; as, the losses due to
fire leave me penniless; the cost of defending himself
left bill clinton with a mountain of lawyers' bills.
wordnet 1.5
to leave alone.
a to leave in solitude.
b to desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to
leave dangerous chemicals alone.
to leave off.
a to desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off
work at six o'clock.
b to cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual
position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the
tablecloth.
c to forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit.
to leave out, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in
writing.
to leave to one's self, to let one be alone; to cease
caring for one.
syn: syn>- to quit; depart from; forsake; abandon;
relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign;
surrender; forbear. see quit.
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see also:
left leaving live to leave alone to leave off to leave out
to leave to one's self quit
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
alone \alone"\, a. all + one. oe. al one all allone, as. =an
one, alone. see all, one, lone.
1. quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others;
single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.
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alone on a wide, wide sea. --coleridge.
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it is not good that the man should be alone. --gen.
ii. 18.
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2. of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or
any one else; without a sharer; only.
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man shall not live by bread alone. --luke iv. 4.
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the citizens alone should be at the expense.
--franklin.
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3. sole; only; exclusive. r.
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god, by whose alone power and conversation we all
live, and move, and have our being. --bentley.
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4. hence; unique; rare; matchless. --shak.
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note: the adjective alone commonly follows its noun.
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to let alone or to leave alone, to abstain from
interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its
present state.
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see also:
all one lone to let alone to leave alone
Results 1 - 9 of 9 found about to leave alone: Alone
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Alone, definition of term: Alone
alone_pag1.html Leave
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Leave, definition of term: Leave
leave_pag1.html Leave Out
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Leave Out, definition of term: Leave Out
leave+out_pag1.html Leave Off
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Leave Off, definition of term: Leave Off
leave+off_pag1.html Shore Leave
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Shore Leave, definition of term: Shore Leave
shore+leave_pag1.html On Leave
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On Leave, definition of term: On Leave
on+leave_pag1.html Let Alone
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Let Alone, definition of term: Let Alone
let+alone_pag1.html French Leave
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French Leave, definition of term: French Leave
french+leave_pag1.html Leave Of Absenc
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Leave Of Absenc, definition of term: Leave Of Absenc
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