To have a consequence or remnant.
I left my car at home and took a bus to work.
To depart; to separate from.
I left him to his reflections.
To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
To produce leaves or foliage.
Each Morn a thousand Roses brings, you say: Yes, but where leaves the Rose of Yesterday?
The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
He made 45 leaves in his innings of 64.
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).
Having counted 38 points he tried a beautiful massé out of the corner, hit the first ball just a trifle too hard and kissed his own ball off just when victory seemed to be his. The leave was unfortunate for Ives. Slosson played brilliantly and ran the game out, a close winner, with 22 points.
From Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan (“to leave”), from Proto-West Germanic *laibijan, from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną (“to let stay, leave”), causative of *lībaną (“to stay, remain”), fro...
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To raise; to levy.
[…]au^([sic – meaning an]) army ſtrong ſhe leau'd,[…]
Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
I've just been given three weeks' leave by my boss — I don't think I still have some leave owing to me.