leave off
Britishverb
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(intr) to stop; cease
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(tr, adverb) to stop wearing or using
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Stop, cease; also, stop doing or using. For example, Mother told the children to leave off running around the house , or Please use a bookmark to show where you left off reading . [c. 1400]
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leave something off . Omit, as in We found she had left off our names .
Example Sentences
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To protect brand trust, the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association advises members to leave off claims like “zero” and “alcohol-free” from any drink with trace booze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I Can Change Him” is an unsparing account of the narrator’s savior complex that McRae was tempted to leave off the album until her team convinced her otherwise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
"There's a big awareness gap, there's a complexity problem and there's a challenge about most men feeling uncomfortable taking leave off the mother of their child."
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2024
“Is there a difference between non-compliance — where you totally leave off the date — and imperfect compliance, where you have the date but you got the year wrong?” she asked.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
In most of my drawings, he’s so big, I can’t fit all of him on the page, so I leave off the head.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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