English dictionary definition of:

leaves


Noun

  • the act of departing politely
  • permission to do something
  • the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

Verb

  • leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
  • be survived by after one's death
  • leave behind unintentionally
  • go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
  • go away from a place
  • move out of or depart from
  • leave or give by will after one's death
  • transmit (knowledge or skills)
  • put into the care or protection of someone
  • remove oneself from an association with or participation in
  • have as a result or residue
  • make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
  • act or be so as to become in a specified state
  • have left or have as a remainder

Thesaurus

allow bequeath depart entrust exit farewell forget give impart lead leave-taking parting provide result will

Spellzone course content

View spelling list Change f to ve and learn about the word leaves in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 9. Suffixes: why we need to double letters, change them, or drop 'e'.

Scrabble score for leaves


Scrabble score = 9

generated at 05:10:41 on 18-01-20

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