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[ lee -ving ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈli vɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun something that is left; residue.
leavings, leftovers or remains; refuse.
Origin of leaving First recorded in 1300–50, leaving is from the Middle English word leving. See leave1 , -ing1
Words nearby leaving leave to someone's own devices, leave to someone's tender mercies, Leave well enough alone, leave without a leg to stand on, leave word, leaving , leavings, Leavis, Leavitt, leavy, Leawood
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Example sentences from the Web for leaving On Dec. 22, 1799, Sands told her cousins that she would be leaving to elope with a fellow boarder named Levi Weeks that night.
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The result is that drone operators are leaving the Air Force in droves.
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Will he go for the schoolteacher and abandon the family, leaving behind his smashing dinner suits?
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Because of this, the peacekeeping forces have been blocking Muslims from leaving on envoys out of the country.
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It drains your body of nutrients and vitamins, attacking the central nervous system and leaving you in a dehydrated, hazy state.
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Tobias had seemed impressed, and promised his answer in the morning, leaving her to sleep—with a sentry at her cabin door.
Pieces of Eight | Richard le Gallienne
Suppose your stepfather should consent to your leaving home?
Making His Way | Horatio Alger, Jr.
Porcelain bath tubs and running hot water were found in Hongkong, the first we noted since leaving South Africa.
Seven Legs Across the Seas | Samuel Murray
They will continue to feed until every vestige of the tubers is eaten, leaving the ground in a fine condition for replanting.
The Hawaiian Islands | The Department of Foreign Affairs
She fluttered off, doing the wounded-bird trick, leaving behind her an egg and a newly hatched chick.
A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open | Theodore Roosevelt
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