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leave word

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  1. Leave a message, as in Please leave word at the desk when you check out, or I left word abut my plans with the secretary; didn't she tell you? This expression employs word in the sense of “information,” a usage dating from the 10th century.


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I’d read the book overnight, and Bowman had stood by for my assessment, but I had some kind of urgent appointment, and had to leave word with my friend Maureen, knowing he’d call.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 2, 2019

“We must talk soon. I’ll leave word with Mr. Watch.”

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

He would call at Barnard’s Hotel Tuesday morning at nine o’clock, when if not agreeable please leave word.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

I kept trying up to the last moment, but finally could only leave word at his hotel that I was sailing.

From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by Owen Rowe O'Neil

He did not even leave word, at home, that Mrs. Ladue must not be alarmed if he failed to make his train.

From Concerning Sally by William John Hopkins

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