leave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of leave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to leave sb out
Participle: left sb out
Gerund: leaving sb out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ileave sb out
youleave sb out
he;she;itleaves sb out
weleave sb out
youleave sb out
theyleave sb out

Perfect

Ihave left sb out
youhave left sb out
he;she;ithas left sb out
wehave left sb out
youhave left sb out
theyhave left sb out

Past

Ileft sb out
youleft sb out
he;she;itleft sb out
weleft sb out
youleft sb out
theyleft sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad left sb out
youhad left sb out
he;she;ithad left sb out
wehad left sb out
youhad left sb out
theyhad left sb out

Future

Iwill leave sb out
youwill leave sb out
he;she;itwill leave sb out
wewill leave sb out
youwill leave sb out
theywill leave sb out

Future Perfect

Iwill have left sb out
youwill have left sb out
he;she;itwill have left sb out
wewill have left sb out
youwill have left sb out
theywill have left sb out

Subjunctive

Present

Ileave sb out
youleave sb out
he;she;itleave sb out
weleave sb out
youleave sb out
theyleave sb out

Perfect

Ihave left sb out
youhave left sb out
he;she;ithave left sb out
wehave left sb out
youhave left sb out
theyhave left sb out

Imperfect

Ileft sb out
youleft sb out
he;she;itleft sb out
weleft sb out
youleft sb out
theyleft sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad left sb out
youhad left sb out
he;she;ithad left sb out
wehad left sb out
youhad left sb out
theyhad left sb out

Conditional

Present

Iwould leave sb out
youwould leave sb out
he;she;itwould leave sb out
wewould leave sb out
youwould leave sb out
theywould leave sb out

Perfect

Iwould have left sb out
youwould have left sb out
he;she;itwould have left sb out
wewould have left sb out
youwould have left sb out
theywould have left sb out

Imperative

youleave sb out
weLet's leave sb out
youleave sb out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam leaving sb out
youare leaving sb out
he;she;itis leaving sb out
weare leaving sb out
youare leaving sb out
theyare leaving sb out

Perfect

Ihave been leaving sb out
youhave been leaving sb out
he;she;ithas been leaving sb out
wehave been leaving sb out
youhave been leaving sb out
theyhave been leaving sb out

Past

Iwas leaving sb out
youwere leaving sb out
he;she;itwas leaving sb out
wewere leaving sb out
youwere leaving sb out
theywere leaving sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad been leaving sb out
youhad been leaving sb out
he;she;ithad been leaving sb out
wehad been leaving sb out
youhad been leaving sb out
theyhad been leaving sb out

Future

Iwill be leaving sb out
youwill be leaving sb out
he;she;itwill be leaving sb out
wewill be leaving sb out
youwill be leaving sb out
theywill be leaving sb out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been leaving sb out
youwill have been leaving sb out
he;she;itwill have been leaving sb out
wewill have been leaving sb out
youwill have been leaving sb out
theywill have been leaving sb out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be leaving sb out
youwould be leaving sb out
he;she;itwould be leaving sb out
wewould be leaving sb out
youwould be leaving sb out
theywould be leaving sb out

Perfect

Iwould have been leaving sb out
youwould have been leaving sb out
he;she;itwould have been leaving sb out
wewould have been leaving sb out
youwould have been leaving sb out
theywould have been leaving sb out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'leave'

cleave, leave, overleave,

Verbs similar to 'leave'

cleave, deave, heave, lave, lease, leaven, leaze, leve, loave, reave,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to depart; to separate from
beat it, book, bounce, bug off, bugger off, buzz off, cut one's stick, dash, depart, duck out, exit, get away, get out, go, go away, go out, make tracks, move on, namous, part, piss off, pull up stakes, quit, remove, run along, set forth, set off, set out, sling one's hook, split, start, start out, take leave, take off, take one's leave, take wing
go
desert, abandon, vacate
abandon
cease, stop, terminate, forbear, drop
omit
exclude, forget
bequeath
will, transmit, legate, devise
let
allow, permit, suffer

Antonyms

to be idle
energize, make a move, scraffle, scramble, take action, loiter, work
to depart; to separate from
kick out, remain, reside
To reside somewhere temporarily.
sojourn
To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
tarry
to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off
remain
to have a settled abode permanently or for a considerable time
reside, vacate, wander
to stay or remain in a place or situation
go, tarry
go
stay, remain, persist, endure
abandon
cherish, defend, advocate, favor
let
disallow, inhibit, oppose, obstruct

Additional Information

Cf. Old English weak verbs dǣlan (deal), lǣfan (leave) and mǣnan (mean).

Etymology

1. O.E. læfan "to let remain, remain, bequeath," from P.Gmc. *laibijan (cf. O.Fris. leva "to leave," O.S. farlebid "left over"), causative of *liban "remain," (cf. O.E. belifan, Ger. bleiben, Goth. bileiban "to remain"), from root *laf- "remnant, what remains" (see life, live), from PIE *lip-/*leip-. The Gmc. root has only the sense "remain, continue," which also is in Gk. lipares "persevering, importunate." But this usually is regarded as a development from the primary PIE sense of "adhere, be sticky" (cf. Lith. lipti, O.C.S. lipet "to adhere," Gk. lipos "grease," Skt. rip-/lip- "to smear, adhere to." Seemingly contradictory meaning of "depart" (1225) comes from notion of "to leave behind" (as in to leave the earth "to die;" to leave the field "retreat").
2. From Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan (“to leave”), from Proto-West Germanic *laibijan, from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną (“to let stay, leave”), causative of *lībaną (“to stay, remain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick; fat”).
3. Cognate with Old Frisian lēva (“to leave”), dialectal Dutch loven (“to have left over, save, keep”), Old Saxon lēvian, Old High German leiban (“to leave”), Old Norse leifa (“to leave over”) (whence Icelandic leifa (“to leave food uneaten”), Swedish leva (“to leave”)), lifna (“to be left”) (whence Danish levne). More at lave, belive.
4. The noun is attested since the 19th century, with earliest references to billiards. See: Middle English 'leven', Proto-Germanic '*laibijaną', Dutch 'loven', Old High German 'leiban', Icelandic 'leifa', Swedish 'leva', Danish 'levne'.

Verbs referencing "leave"

Icelandic leifa, Sranan libi, Ido livar, Old French laiier, Polish lepić, Proto-Slavic lьnǫti, Proto-Slavic lěpiti, Russian ливать.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] up into shape and form and case and pointed application, she nevertheless did plainly show that all young mothers on one side of the Atlantic were near and close at hand to their little children left upon the other; and that what seemed to the uninitiated a serious journey, was, to those who were in the secret, a mere frolic, to be sung about and whistled at ! Light be her heart, and gay her [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] my medical acquaintance, whether Turtle, and cold Punch, with Hock, Champagne, and Claret, and all the slight et cetera usually included in an unlimited order for a good dinner—especially when it is left to the liberal construction of my faultless friend, Mr. Radley, of the Adelphi Hotel—are peculiarly calculated to suffer a sea-change; or whether a plain mutton-chop, and a glass or two of sherry, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] it exalts, have come to be familiar, it is difficult, alone and thoughtful, to hold them to their proper shapes and forms. They change with the wandering fancy; assume the semblance of things left far away; put on the well-remembered aspect of favourite places dearly loved; and even people them with shadows. Streets, houses, rooms; figures so like their usual occupants, that they have [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] bundle on the floor, execrating her destiny, and pounding her curl-papers among the stray boxes. Everything sloped the wrong way: which in itself was an aggravation scarcely to be borne. I had left the door open, a moment before, in the bosom of a gentle declivity, and, when I turned to shut it, it was on the summit of a lofty eminence. Now every plank and timber creaked, as if the ship were [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I was dressing about half-past nine next day, when the noise above hurried me on deck. When I had left it overnight, it was dark, foggy, and damp, and there were bleak hills all round us. Now, we were gliding down a smooth, broad stream, at the rate of eleven miles an hour: our colours flying gaily; [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ To Canada, ” said he, straightening himself up; “ and when I 'm there, I'll buy you; that's all the hope that's left us. You have a kind master, that won't refuse to sell you. I'll buy you and the boy; — God helping me, I will ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Just at present, however, Aunt Chloe is looking into the bake-pan; in which congenial operation we shall leave her till we finish our picture of the cottage. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘“ When left alone, she seems very happy if she have her knitting or sewing, and will busy herself for hours; if she have no occupation, she evidently amuses herself by imaginary dialogues, or by recalling past [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘During this year, and six months after she had left home, her mother came to visit her, and the scene of their meeting was an interesting one. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘After this, the beads were all unheeded; the playthings which were offered to her were utterly disregarded; her playmates, for whom but a moment before she gladly left the stranger, now vainly strove to pull her from her mother; and though she yielded her usual instantaneous obedience to my signal to follow me, it was evidently with painful reluctance. She clung [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • They thought that would make my life easier. So we left Mounir behind... (Dammi)
  • from where we left them ? -I mean, come on. (Just Breathe)
  • This village doesn't even have a tea house. Have you ever left the village ? (The Birth of Kitaro: Mystery of GeGeGe)
  • -Oh. -Uh... -Maybe you left it -- -Ooh, thank you. -'Sup? -'Sup? It's really cool you 're doing this. (Mile End Kicks)
  • No it couldn't have. An actual asthma attack ? Are you okay ? Yeah. I left my inhaler in my car. (Tomorrow, You Pretty Ghost)