leave
leave がこの3つの中では感情的含みがもっとも少ない 他の2つはそれぞれの感情的プレッシャーの強い言葉である
abandon は、それまで深くかかわってきた人間関係や物事を何かの事情で捨てなければならなくない羽目になったことを意味している desert は abandon と同じく、感情的または義務的に深く関与したものを捨てるのみらず、法律的な義務を放棄し去ることにウエイトがある A man who dserted his wife and children has abandoned all his moral and legal obligations to his family.
A man who leaves his wife and children can still be legally honorable if he continues to support his family.
$ \mathrm{leave}^1 /liːv/
place/person
Come on, it's time we left (= time for us to leave).
She left without saying goodbye.
leave for something
The plane leaves for Dallas at 12.35.
What time do you have to leave for work?
leave something
The plane leaves Heathrow at 12.35.
I hate leaving home.
She left the house around 8 this morning.
The whole family was forced to leave the country.
home/job/school
leave something
leave for something
leave something for something
partner
leave somebody
leave somebody for somebody
somebody/something in place/condition
leave something/somebody
I'll have to go back—I've left my jacket.
They left the children and went out for the evening.
leave something/somebody + adv./prep.
I've left my bag on the bus.
You can leave your things here.
leave something/somebody behind
leave somebody/something + adj.
Leave the door open, please.
The bomb blast left 25 people dead.
His help left her free to focus on her research.
leave somebody/something doing something
Don't leave her waiting outside in the rain.
We were left feeling rather disappointed.
leave somebody/something to do something
Leave the rice to cook for 20 minutes.
leave something
He ate up his vegetables but left the chicken.
be left of something
They are fighting to save what is left of their business.
Not much is left of the old town.
be left to somebody
leave something
Red wine leaves a stain.
The Romans left their mark on Britain.
Leave room on the spreadsheet to add the results later.
They've left a space here where you can put your name.
leave somebody with something She left me with the impression that she was unhappy.
leave somebody something I'm afraid you leave me no choice.
deliver
leave something
Lots of people had left comments under the post.
Someone called, but they didn't leave a message.
leave something
for somebody Someone left this note for you.
leave somebody
something Someone left you this note.
something to do later
leave something
Leave the dishes—I'll do them later.
leave something until/till something
Why do you always leave everything until the last moment?
leave something for something
Let's leave that topic for another day.
responsibility to somebody
leave something to somebody/something
You can leave the cooking to me.
They didn't leave anything to chance (= everything was planned carefully).
leave it (up) to somebody (to do something)
‘Where shall we eat?’ ‘I’ll leave it entirely (up) to you (= you can decide).’
I leave it to you to decide what order to do things in.
leave somebody + adv./prep.
She left her assistant in charge.
leave something with somebody
Leave it with me—I'm sure I can sort it out.
leave somebody with something
They left me with all the clearing up.
leave somebody/something to do something
Can I leave you to lock up the shop?
I was left to cope on my own.
after death
leave something He left a large estate.
leave something to somebody She left £1 million to her daughter.
leave somebody something She left her daughter £1 million.
12 transitive leave somebody to have family who continue to live after your death mathematics
13 transitive leave something to have a particular amount left over Seven from ten leaves three.
Idioms
to be alone
e.g. I didn’t know anyone in New York, so I was left to myself to explore.
to be allowed to do what you want
e.g. Left to himself, the dog will eat anything and everything.
used to say that you do not care if somebody accepts or rejects your offer
used to say that somebody does not have a strong opinion about something
e.g. Dancing? I can take it or leave it.
(informal) to stop annoying somebody or trying to get their attention
e.g. Why can’t you stop texting me and just leave me be?
(British English, informal) to stop holding on to something
e.g. Leave go of my arm—you're hurting me!
(informal) to say or do nothing more about something
e.g. We'll never agree, so let's just leave it at that.
(British English, informal) used to tell somebody to stop doing something
Phrasal Verbs
ORIGIN
$ \mathrm{leave}^2 /liːv/
noun
1 a period of time when you are allowed to be away from work for a holiday or for a special reason
to take a month’s paid/unpaid leave
How much annual leave do you get?
on leave soldiers home on leave
She's on maternity leave.
2 (formal) official permission to do something
without leave
to be absent without leave
leave to do something
The court granted him leave to appeal against the sentence.
They sought special leave (= leave for particular reasons that apply just to this case) to appeal.
She asked for leave of absence (= permission to be away from work) to attend a funeral.
He applied for leave to remain in the United Kingdom.
Idioms
(formal) to ask somebody for permission to do something
I beg leave to add a few comments of my own.
(formal) with your permission
(British English) to leave work without asking permission first
(formal) to say goodbye
With a nod and a smile, she took leave of her friends.
(old-fashioned) to start behaving in a crazy way
(old-fashioned) without asking permission; rudely
He walked straight in, without so much as a by your leave.
ORIGIN