verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/liːv əˈləʊn/
General-American:/liv əˈloʊn/
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To stop bothering (a person).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
I wish he'd leave me alone.
We left her alone until she calmed down.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To desist or refrain from involvement with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
It's safest to leave dangerous chemicals alone.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
leave it as is
leave the young fawn alone
leave the flowers that you see in the park behind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leave, leave behind
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: refrain, forbear
Narrower terms: let
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
əl çəkmək
— to stop bothering
Azerbaijani:
rahat buraxmaq
— to stop bothering
Dutch:
met rust laten
— to stop bothering
Finnish:
jättää rauhaan
— to stop bothering
French:
laisser tranquille
— to stop bothering
French:
lâcher la grappe
— to stop bothering
French:
lâcher les baskets
— to stop bothering
Galician:
deixar estar
— to stop bothering
German:
in Ruhe lassen
— to stop bothering
Greek:
αφήνω ήσυχο
(afíno ísycho)
— to stop bothering
Hungarian:
békén hagy
— to stop bothering
Italian:
lasciare stare
— to stop bothering
Italian:
lasciare in pace
— to stop bothering
Northern Kurdish:
bela xwe jê vekirin
— to stop bothering
Māori:
waiho
— to stop bothering
Polish:
zostawiać w spokoju
— to stop bothering
Polish:
zostawić w spokoju
— to stop bothering
Portuguese:
deixar em paz
— to stop bothering
Romanian:
lăsa în pace
— to stop bothering
Romanian:
lăsa
— to stop bothering
Russian:
оставля́ть в поко́е
(ostavljátʹ v pokóje)
— to stop bothering
Russian:
оста́вить в поко́е
(ostávitʹ v pokóje)
— to stop bothering
Scottish Gaelic:
leig le
— to stop bothering
Serbo-Croatian:
pustiti na miru
— to stop bothering
Spanish:
dejarlo en paz
— to stop bothering
Spanish:
dejarlo de una vez
— to stop bothering
Swedish:
lämna ifred
— to stop bothering
Swedish:
låta bli
— to stop bothering
Turkish:
yalnız bırakmak
— to stop bothering
Turkish:
rahat bırakmak
— to stop bothering
Turkish:
bırakmak
— to stop bothering
Ukrainian:
давати спокій
(davaty spokij)
— to stop bothering
