12 example sentences using leave.
Leave used in a sentence
Leave in a sentence as a noun
But I did consider them my friends, and they didn't care what position I was left in if they were to leave.
Build your own web page with your own damn profile and don't leave control over a company on how you look on the web.
Most companies don't want to deal going up against them, so they just leave De Beers to run around gouging consumers.
I mean, there was an ancient state that existed and then diaspora as the Jews had to leave their homeland.
Too often I've seen engineers just get disgusted and leave; or they'll go into a depressive "I don't care" mode.
When I became eligible for partnership at my firm, I decided to leave instead.
Leave in a sentence as a verb
In an extreme case they might lose their job and take a reputation hit, but most likely they'll just leave and get a higher salary elsewhere.
I replied that I was promised that I would not have to agree to such a clause, and she told me that it was mandatory, so I could take it or leave it.
The abysmal CEO and his team of executives were paid to leave and every one landed a CEO/COO job at an even bigger company.
This deserves a lot more of a response but for now I'll just leave this:Liberty is about the ability of the individual to do things that others disapprove of.
He recently went on some kind of insane power trip, completely disregarding the needs of his customers, putting me on unpaid leave for ... reporting an incident of fraud to a bank.
Quite often though industry biases will engage and they'll be put on duty keeping some legacy system alive because their deep knowledge of the system lets the company put 1 guy maintaining half a million lines of code in perpetuity vs. 10 young guys maintaining the same, who all wanting to leave after a few years to build more skills.
Leave definitions
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
See also: farewell leave-taking parting
go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
See also: exit
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
See also: depart
put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"
See also: entrust
leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
See also: forget