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leave in Tagalog

umalís

/ˈliːv/

leave in Tagalog: umalís, matira, hayaan, iwanan. In English, leave means 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.

Tagalog words for leave

to depart (intransitive)
umalís
to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting
matira, hayaan
to give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit
iwanan

English meaning of leave

  1. verb 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.
  2. verb To cause, to result in.
  3. verb To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
  4. verb To let be or do without interference.

Full definition of leave

leave in a sentence

  • I left my car at home and took a bus to work.
  • The ants did not leave so much as a crumb of bread.
  • There's not much food left. We'd better go to the shops.

Synonyms of leave

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Questions about leave in Tagalog

What is the meaning of leave in Tagalog?
Leave in Tagalog is umalís, matira, hayaan, iwanan.
Ano ang leave sa Tagalog?
Leave: umalís, matira, hayaan, iwanan.
What does leave mean in English?
Leave means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leave (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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