leave
/liːv/ verb (past tense and past participle left /left/)Translation
GO AWAY [I, T] › to go away from a place or a situation, either permanently or for a temporary period
...dan/den ayrılmak/çıkmak
I'm leaving work early this afternoon. What time does the bus leave? They left for Paris last night. "Does Trevor still work there?" "No, he left" (= he does not work there now). She left school at 16.1595END RELATIONSHIP [I, T] › to end a relationship with a husband, wife, or partner and stop living with them
bırakmak, terketmek, ayrılmak; ilişkiyi bitirmek
I'll never leave you. She left him for a younger man.634NOT TAKE [T] › to not take something with you when you go away from a place, either intentionally or by accident
bırakmak, yanına almamak
Why don't you leave your jacket in the car? She'd left a note for him in the kitchen. That's the second umbrella I've left on the train!18271966NOT USE ALL [T] › to not use all of something
hepsini kullanmamak, bir kısmını bırakmak
They'd drunk all the wine but they'd left some food. Are there any biscuits left?1827REMAIN [T] › to make a permanent mark
daimi/kalıcı iz bırakmak
The operation may leave a scar.12132012 leave sth open/on/off, etc › to cause something to stay in a particular condition
(açık, kapalı vb.) bırakmak
Who left the window open?2154DO LATER [T] › to do something later that you could do immediately
ertelemek, bırakmak
Don't leave your packing till the night before you go.1559GIVE [T] › to arrange for someone to receive something after you die
(para, miras, mal, mülk vb.) bırakmak
His aunt left him a lot of money. He left the house to Julia.694 leave sb alone › to stop speaking to or annoying someone
yalnız bırakmak
Leave me alone! I'm trying to work.1845 leave sth alone › to stop touching something
leave sb/sth behind phrasal verb dokunmamak, serbest bırakmak
Leave your hair alone! → See also leave someone to their own devices → See also leave/make your mark1078 › to leave a place without taking something or someone with you
leave behind sth; leave sth behind (sb) phrasal verb unutmak, bırakmak, yanına almamak
We were in a hurry and I think I must have left my keys behind.1637 › to cause a situation to exist after you have left a place
leave sth for/to sb phrasal verb ayrılırken arakada bir şeyler bırakmak; geride bırakmak
The army left a trail of destruction behind them.1865 › to give someone the responsibility for dealing with something
leave sb/sth out phrasal verb birinin sorumluluğuna bırakmak/terketmek; sorumluluğu devretmek
I've left the paperwork for you.799794 › to not include someone or something
be left out phrasal verb dahil etmemek, dışında bırakmak
I've made a list of names - I hope I haven't left anyone out.1966 › If someone feels left out, they are unhappy because they have not been included in an activity.
be left over phrasal verb dışlanmış hissetmek; bir kenara itilmiş hissine kapılmak
The older children had gone upstairs to play and she felt left out.1966 › If an amount of money or food is left over, it remains when the rest has been used or eaten.
artmak, kalmak, kullanılmamış/yenmemiş vb. olmak
There was a lot of food left over from the party.1821(Definition of leave verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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