leave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of leave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to leave alone
Participle: left alone
Gerund: leaving alone

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ileave alone
youleave alone
he;she;itleaves alone
weleave alone
youleave alone
theyleave alone

Perfect

Ihave left alone
youhave left alone
he;she;ithas left alone
wehave left alone
youhave left alone
theyhave left alone

Past

Ileft alone
youleft alone
he;she;itleft alone
weleft alone
youleft alone
theyleft alone

Pluperfect

Ihad left alone
youhad left alone
he;she;ithad left alone
wehad left alone
youhad left alone
theyhad left alone

Future

Iwill leave alone
youwill leave alone
he;she;itwill leave alone
wewill leave alone
youwill leave alone
theywill leave alone

Future Perfect

Iwill have left alone
youwill have left alone
he;she;itwill have left alone
wewill have left alone
youwill have left alone
theywill have left alone

Subjunctive

Present

Ileave alone
youleave alone
he;she;itleave alone
weleave alone
youleave alone
theyleave alone

Perfect

Ihave left alone
youhave left alone
he;she;ithave left alone
wehave left alone
youhave left alone
theyhave left alone

Imperfect

Ileft alone
youleft alone
he;she;itleft alone
weleft alone
youleft alone
theyleft alone

Pluperfect

Ihad left alone
youhad left alone
he;she;ithad left alone
wehad left alone
youhad left alone
theyhad left alone

Conditional

Present

Iwould leave alone
youwould leave alone
he;she;itwould leave alone
wewould leave alone
youwould leave alone
theywould leave alone

Perfect

Iwould have left alone
youwould have left alone
he;she;itwould have left alone
wewould have left alone
youwould have left alone
theywould have left alone

Imperative

youleave alone
weLet's leave alone
youleave alone

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam leaving alone
youare leaving alone
he;she;itis leaving alone
weare leaving alone
youare leaving alone
theyare leaving alone

Perfect

Ihave been leaving alone
youhave been leaving alone
he;she;ithas been leaving alone
wehave been leaving alone
youhave been leaving alone
theyhave been leaving alone

Past

Iwas leaving alone
youwere leaving alone
he;she;itwas leaving alone
wewere leaving alone
youwere leaving alone
theywere leaving alone

Pluperfect

Ihad been leaving alone
youhad been leaving alone
he;she;ithad been leaving alone
wehad been leaving alone
youhad been leaving alone
theyhad been leaving alone

Future

Iwill be leaving alone
youwill be leaving alone
he;she;itwill be leaving alone
wewill be leaving alone
youwill be leaving alone
theywill be leaving alone

Future Perfect

Iwill have been leaving alone
youwill have been leaving alone
he;she;itwill have been leaving alone
wewill have been leaving alone
youwill have been leaving alone
theywill have been leaving alone

Conditional

Present

Iwould be leaving alone
youwould be leaving alone
he;she;itwould be leaving alone
wewould be leaving alone
youwould be leaving alone
theywould be leaving alone

Perfect

Iwould have been leaving alone
youwould have been leaving alone
he;she;itwould have been leaving alone
wewould have been leaving alone
youwould have been leaving alone
theywould have been leaving alone

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)