leaving
Meaning of leaving
- go away from.
she left London on June 6
we were almost the last to leave
the England team left for Pakistan on Monday
- allow or cause to remain.
the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave
- cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position.
he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks
I'll leave the door open
the children were left with feelings of loss
Old English lǣfan ‘bequeath’, also ‘allow to remain, leave in place’ of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben ‘remain’.
verb, gerund or present participle- (of a plant) put out new leaves.
trees leaved, wild flowers burst in profusion on the far side of the lake.
Middle English: from the same Germanic base as leaf.
Information about leaving
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of leaving is: leavings.
- Languages in which leaving is used:
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Hyphenation of leaving
leav-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- leaving is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
leaving synonyms
Meaning departure:
Meaning leave (a place), usually permanently:
Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:
Meaning leave (a place that one previously occupied):
Meaning leave or cause the occupants to leave (a place of danger):
Meaning make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:
Meaning leave a place, especially suddenly:
Meaning depart hurriedly:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning move swiftly and lightly:
Meaning be in the leading position on:
Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:
leaving antonyms
Meaning reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey:
Meaning move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker:
Meaning remain in the same place:
Anagrams of leaving
Words that rhyme with leaving
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