leavableadj.

Brit.

/ˈliːvəbl/, U.S.

/ˈlivəbəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leave v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < leave v.¹ + -able suffix.

Able to be left (in various senses of leave v.¹).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > [adjective] > able to be relinquished

divestible1659

leavable1864

1864 True Latter-day Saints' Herald 1 Aug. 43/1 As soon as he could get his secular affairs in a leavable situation, he would go into the ministry.

1881 Fun 26 Oct. 175/2 The children will be leavable for any time not exceeding seven days.

1923 H. G. Wells Men like Gods i. i. 10 The affairs of the Liberal were just then in a particularly leavable state.

1946 N.Y. Herald Tribune 2 June (Books) 5 Her..mother..had finally gone off with her artist, bringing despair to her ‘leavable’ husband, who could not help alienating the people he loved most.

1950 E. Pound tr. Analects Confucius xv. xxxv, in Hudson Rev. 3 267 He said: Manhood's one's own, not leavable to teacher.

2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 6 Aug. (Your Money section) 5 It [sc. your pension] is not leavable to your heirs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leavable
释义	leavableadj. Brit. /ˈliːvəbl/, U.S. /ˈlivəbəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leave v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < leave v.¹ + -able suffix. Able to be left (in various senses of leave v.¹). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > [adjective] > able to be relinquished divestible1659 leavable1864 1864 True Latter-day Saints' Herald 1 Aug. 43/1 As soon as he could get his secular affairs in a leavable situation, he would go into the ministry. 1881 Fun 26 Oct. 175/2 The children will be leavable for any time not exceeding seven days. 1923 H. G. Wells Men like Gods i. i. 10 The affairs of the Liberal were just then in a particularly leavable state. 1946 N.Y. Herald Tribune 2 June (Books) 5 Her..mother..had finally gone off with her artist, bringing despair to her ‘leavable’ husband, who could not help alienating the people he loved most. 1950 E. Pound tr. Analects Confucius xv. xxxv, in Hudson Rev. 3 267 He said: Manhood's one's own, not leavable to teacher. 2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 6 Aug. (Your Money section) 5 It [sc. your pension] is not leavable to your heirs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1864
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