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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"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
Sunday, the last boat had only 36 passengers, a signal that they’d successfully gotten everyone who wanted to leave off the island before conditions were expected to worsen, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023
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
But the rotten plank is stubborn, and I have to leave off the pry bar and dig out the screws that hold it to the ribs.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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