leave
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Sense: Verb: go away
Synonyms:
go Collocations, go away, depart Collocations, take leave, take off, set out, head out, make a move, get out, get off, get away, walk out, walk off, move out, get along, get going , go forth, go off, split Collocations , beat it , skedaddle , put your skates on , say goodbye, push off , clear out , clear off , make yourself scarce , sling your hook , get lost , ride off, pull out, move away, slip away, part Collocations, withdraw Collocations
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arrive , get to, reach Collocations, come Collocations, approach Collocations, reach your destination, walk in, come in, stay home, stay Collocations, remain Collocations, stand still, stay put , face Collocations, say hello, come back, return Collocations
Sense: Noun: permission
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consent Collocations, dispensation, permission Collocations, authorization Collocations, authorisation , sb's say-so , the OK , the okay , sanction Collocations, approval Collocations
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denial Collocations, refusal Collocations, disapproval, ban Collocations, prohibition, restriction, court order, imprisonment
Sense: Noun: authorized absence
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leave of absence, time off, vacation Collocations , holiday Collocations , sabbatical, official leave, authorized absence, authorised absence , R&R, time off work, time out, break Collocations, vacay , hols , day off
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workday, working day, work Collocations, employment Collocations, in the office, at work, work commitments
Sense: Noun: departure
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Sense: Verb: abandon a partner, child, etc.
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forsake Collocations, desert Collocations, abandon Collocations, neglect Collocations, walk out on, jilt, ditch Collocations , dump Collocations , chuck Collocations , turn your back on
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support Collocations, stay with, stick with, pick up, polish off, eat up, down Collocations, finish Collocations, complete Collocations
Sense: Verb: quit a job, education, etc.
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quit Collocations , drop out of, give up, give up on, jack in , abandon Collocations, ditch Collocations
Sense: Verb: leave behind
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leave sb behind, leave sb alone, let sb be, let sb stay, leave sb on their own, leave sb home alone, leave sb unattended
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Sense: Verb: let sb do a task - often followed by 'to'
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entrust Collocations, delegate Collocations, hand over, leave sth to, let sb get on with, leave sb to it
Sense: Verb: hand down
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hand down, pass on, pass down, devise Collocations, bequeath, will Collocations, give Collocations, let sb have
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keep Collocations, withhold Collocations, seize Collocations, hold on to, deny Collocations, disinherit, deprive Collocations, dispossess, cut off, grab Collocations, get your hands on
Sense: Verb: mislay
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mislay, forget Collocations, leave sth behind, forget to bring, forget to take, not have sth with you, not have, misplace, lose Collocations
Sense: Verb: result in
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result in, cause Collocations, produce Collocations, generate Collocations, give rise to, bring about, create Collocations, beget , engender, leave sth in its wake, leave sth behind, end in