leaving

Verb

leave (third-person singular simple present leaves, present participle leaving, simple past and past participle left)

1. (transitive) 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.
   • I left my car at home and took a bus to work.
2. (copulative, intransitive, transitive) To cause, to result in.
   • The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.
3. (transitive) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
   • Leave your hat in the hall.
4. (transitive) To let be or do without interference.
   • I left him to his reflections.
5. (transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
   • His bow and arrow never leaves him.
6. (transitive) To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
   • If we were to leave, the economic impact on a number of European countries would be severe.2018, The Independent, "Brexit: Theresa May 'not bluffing' in threat to leave EU without a deal, Tory minister Liam Fox says"

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