(transitive) To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.

plural of leaf / plural of leave

(chiefly in combination, sometimes heraldry) Having a leaf, leaves or folds

(transitive) 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.

Permission to be absent; time away from one's work. / (dated or law) Permission. / (dated) Farewell, departure.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leave

(intransitive, rare) To produce leaves or foliage.

(cricket) The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.

(obsolete) To raise; to levy.

simple past tense and past participle of leave (in the sense "to produce leaves or foliage")