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leave

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/liːv/ · leave

to go away from a place or to allow someone to have something or to do something.

Meanings

verbformal

to go away from a place or to allow someone to have something or to do something.

کسی جگہ سے جانا یا کسی کو کچھ کرنے یا رکھنے کی اجازت دینا۔

چھوڑنا

chhodna

Synonyms

abandondepartvacateچھوڑ دیناروانہ ہوناخالی کرنا

Antonyms

stayremainholdرہناٹھہرناپکڑنا

Common Collocations

  • leave a message
  • leave the room
  • leave for work

Example Sentences

I will leave the office at five o'clock.

میں پانچ بجے دفتر چھوڑ دوں گا۔

main paanch baje daftar chhod doon ga.

Please leave your shoes at the door.

براہ کرم اپنے جوتے دروازے پر چھوڑ دیں۔

barah-e-karam apne jootay darwazay par chhod dain.

She decided to leave the party early.

اس نے پارٹی جلدی چھوڑنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔

us ne party jaldi chhodne ka faisla kiya.

Easily Confused With

live:Leave refers to going away or permitting, while live refers to being alive or residing.

Word Family

leaver
nounچھوڑنے والا
leaving
nounچھوڑنا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'leave' as 'exit'.

Imagine a person walking out of a door.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

چلے آؤ سہارا دے کر چھوڑنے والوں کے لیے، کچھ تو وہ روزنِ زیست سے باہر نکلیں گے۔

chale aao sahara de kar chhodne walon ke liye, kuch to woh rawzan-e-zindagi se baahir niklenge.

Come, give support to those who leave, some will exit the window of life.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

چھوڑنے والے خود گزر جاتے ہیں۔

chhodne walay khud guzar jatay hain.

Those who leave will pass on themselves.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "lefan" — to allow, permit

First known use: before the 12th century

The word 'leave' has evolved from Old English 'lefan', meaning to allow or permit, through Middle English and eventually into Modern English.