leave off

A1 Topic:Actions & Processes Phrasal verb

Base verb: leave

Meanings

1
verb
to omit something rather than include it
Phrasal verb · Separable

leave off something / leave something off

Usage: The omitted item is the object: leave the paragraph off; leave it off.

Please leave off the final paragraph when you print the shortened version.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
Please leave off the final paragraph when you print the shortened version.
2
verb
to come to an end at a particular point
Phrasal verb · Intransitive

something leaves off / leave off at something

Usage: This ending sense has no direct object: the path leaves off here. A stopping point can follow at.

The paved path leaves off where the rocky hillside begins.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
The paved path leaves off where the rocky hillside begins.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms leaves offleaving offleft off

Related forms leave

Topics

Actions & Processes

External links

# leave off

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb

## Meanings
1. to omit something rather than include it
2. to come to an end at a particular point

## Usage Notes
- to omit something rather than include it: The omitted item is the object: leave the paragraph off; leave it off.
- to come to an end at a particular point: This ending sense has no direct object: the path leaves off here. A stopping point can follow at.

## Examples
- Please leave off the final paragraph when you print the shortened version.
- The paved path leaves off where the rocky hillside begins.
- Please leave off the final paragraph when you print the shortened version.
- The paved path leaves off where the rocky hillside begins.

## Related Forms
- leave

## Learning Sources
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors, with original notes and examples. Learning notes: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- [The Missing Workbook: original construction review](https://github.com/barisozmen/rails_english)

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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