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To have a consequence or remnant.

To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.

(copulative) To cause, to result in.

(deposit (something) and withdraw oneself) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.

To depart; to separate from.

To let be or do without interference.

(depart or depart from) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.

To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).

To die (the object denotes those affected by the death).

To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.

To transfer something.

To transfer possession of after death.

To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.

To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.

(obsolete) To remain (behind); to stay.

(archaic) To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).

(cricket) The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.

(billiards) The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).

(Scrabble) The tiles remaining on a player's rack after his or her turn.

(holiday) Permission to be absent; time away from one's work. +

(permission)(law) Permission. +

(dated) Farewell, departure.

To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.

(rare) To produce leaves or foliage.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd ed.

(obsolete) To raise; to levy.