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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Being genuinely curious about what the person has said makes it easier to carry on the conversation from wherever they leave off.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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
I also hated to leave off Nick Castellanos and Jack Suwinski … but there’s a drive into deep left field …
From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023
A future interstellar mission to continue where Voyager 1 and 2 leave off could also further clarify the heliosphere’s complex shape.
From Scientific American • Jun. 8, 2023
Nor did it leave off when two men in leather jerkins and helmets strode onto the stage.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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