The bus leaves in five minutes.
I'll be leaving at seven o'clock tomorrow morning.
He left the house by the back door.
She left the group of people she was with and came over to speak to us.
"Does Trevor still work there?" "No, he left last month."
She left school early.
I leave home at 7:30. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Farsi)
Hey, you've left your keys on the table.
That's the second umbrella I've left on the train!
I think I have left my umbrella in the bathroom. (Key English Test; A2; German)
You can leave your bags by the desk.
Why don't you leave the kids with me on Friday?
Can you take my sunglasses and leave [them] in my house today? (Key English Test; A2; Portuguese)
I left some sandwiches for them to have later.
Can I leave a message for Sue?
I will leave a short message for you. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Korean)
They ate all the cake but left some cookies.
Are there any sandwiches left?
Please leave some coffee for me.
Could you please help me to find out if there [are] any place[s] left and please let me know, when the course starts and when the course [will] finish. (Skills for Life (Entry 2); A2; Spanish)
He said he'd never leave.
She left him.
Jose, who is a bus driver, was very unhappy, because his girlfriend [had] left him. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Portuguese)
Leave that chair where it is.
Leave the light on in the living room.
I have to go back - I think I left the iron on.
You can leave the window open.
And I heard my husband shouting: "Mag, do you always have to leave all the lights on?" (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish)
Leave me alone! I'm trying to work.
I asked [him] to leave me alone and [un]plugged the phone. (First Certificate in English; B2; Russian)
Far from improving things, the new law has left many people worse off than before.
Storms have left areas of Britain without electricity.
The family were left homeless.
He was born on a ranch in Jalisco, the fourth of eight children, and when the youngest was only six months old, my grandfather died, leaving the family penniless. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Spanish)
Don't leave your packing till the night before you go.
I'll leave these letters till Monday.
Don't leave it too late.
They left booking their holiday till/to the last minute.
I left it until the following day since I was too worn out to go on. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Catalan)
He left his nieces all his money./He left all his money to his nieces.
"I hate him", Jane thought, "and [I wonder] why on earth Uncle John left him all his money and the most beautiful estate in our country with this old manor house, in which all my ancestors were born." (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Polish)
I left the children watching television.
She also has the tendency to leave the children doing what they want, sometimes without realising the consequen[c]es. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; French)
With both parents out at work, the kids were often left to their own devices.
The moment teenagers leave school, they are left to their own devices. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Russian)
Both sides have vowed to leave no stone unturned in the search for peace.
She has left no stone unturned so as to reach her [goal], always asserting her assets and views with conviction. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; French)
We were in a hurry and I think I must have left my keys behind.
The flood victims were forced to leave behind family photos and mementos.
I know you must be disappointed [at] having to move, leaving all your friends behind, but it's OK, I'm sure you'll make new ones. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Arabic)
You can leave the butter out of this recipe if you're on a low-fat diet.
I made a list of names - I hope I didn't leave anyone out.
She doesn't know any of the other children and I think she feels left out.
She felt so left out. (First Certificate in English; B2; Turkish)
maternity/sick leave
She's (gone) on leave.
I've asked if I can take a week's unpaid leave.
A week before Christmas, when I still hadn't heard from your shop, I phoned again, and was told that Mrs Smith was on leave, but could I repeat my problem, which I did. (International English Language Testing System; C2; English)
