Leave vs Live - What's the difference?
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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.
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, title= #(lb) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
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#*:Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way.
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#*:The foot / That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks.
(lb) To depart; to separate from.
#To let be or do without interference.
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#(lb) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
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#(lb) To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
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#(lb) To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
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(lb) To transfer something.
#(lb) To transfer possession of after death.
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#(lb) To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
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#(lb) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
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To remain (behind); to stay.
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*:And whanne sire launcelot sawe them fare soo / he gat a spere in his hand / and there encountred with hym al attones syr bors sir Ector and sire Lyonel / and alle they thre smote hym atte ones with their speres // and by mysfortune sir bors smote syre launcelot thurgh the shelde in to the syde / and the spere brake / and the hede lefte stylle in his syde
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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
*1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , (w) V:
*:When he had leeft speakynge, he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nette to make a draught.
*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
*:Now leave complaining and begin your tea.
(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).
* 1890 February 27,
Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
(senseid)(dated, or, legal) Permission.
(dated) Farewell, departure.
To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
(rare) To produce leaves or foliage.Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed.
* 1868 , , The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám , 2nd edition:
(obsolete) To raise; to levy.
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(lb) To be alive; to have life.
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(lb) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
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*:Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.
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, title= (lb) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
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To cope.
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(lb) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
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, passage=By 1980, South Korea had overtaken its northern neighbour, and was well on its way to being one of the Asian tigers – high-performing economies, with democratic movements ultimately winning power in the 1990s. The withdrawal of most Soviet aid in 1991, with the fall of the Soviet empire, pushed North Korea further down. Kim Il-sung had held a genuine place on North Korean people's affections. His son was regarded as a shadowy playboy, with rumours circulating over the years that he imported Russian and Chinese prostitutes, and lived a life of profligacy and excess.}}
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, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838, page=11, magazine=(The Economist)
, passage=But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.}}
(lb) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.
*(John Foxe) (1516/7-1587)
*:to live the Gospel
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To outlast danger; to float; said of a ship, boat, etc.
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*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:a strong mast that lived upon the sea
(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
Being in existence; actual
Having active properties; being energized.
Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
(engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
(sports) Still in active play.
(broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
Of a performance or speech, in person.
Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
(poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
Being in a state of ignition; burning.
(obsolete) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
(obsolete) Vivid; bright.
* Thomson
Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
Of making a performance or speech, in person.
In transitive terms the difference between leave and live
is that leave is to give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant while live is to act habitually in conformity with; to practice.In intransitive terms the difference between leave and live
is that leave is to depart; to go away from a certain place or state while live is to survive; to persevere; to continue.In lang=en terms the difference between leave and live
is that leave is farewell, departure while live is being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.In obsolete terms the difference between leave and live
is that leave is to raise; to levy while live is vivid; bright.As verbs the difference between leave and live
is that leave is To have a consequence or remnant.live is to be alive; to have life.As a noun leave
is the action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.As an adjective live is
having life; that is alive.As an adverb live is
of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.leave
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) leven, from (etyl) (whence Danish levne). More at .Verb
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=[…] St.?Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.}}
David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
Wild Plants to the Rescue, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.}}
Out of the gloom, passage=[Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages.}}
Derived terms
* beleave * forleave * leave behind * leave for dead * leave no stone unturned * leave nothing in the tank * leave someone hanging * leave someone high and dry * leave someone holding the bag * leave off * leave out * leave in the lurch * leave well enough alone * not leave one's thought * overleave * up and leaveNoun
(en noun)"Slosson's Close Shave"], in [[w:New York Times, The New York Times]:
- Having counted 38 points he tried a beautiful out of the corner, hit the first ball just a trife 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.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) leve, from (etyl) . Related to (etyl) verlof, (etyl) Erlaubnis. See also (l).Noun
(-)- I've been given three weeks' leave by my boss.
- Might I beg leave to accompany you?
- The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave be granted, to appeal against these sentences.
- I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance.
Derived terms
* administrative leave * annual leave * by your leave * compassionate leave * leave of absence * maternity leave * on leave * parental leave * paternity leave * shore leave * sick leave * take French leave * take leave * ticket-of-leaveEtymology 3
From (etyl) leven, from (etyl) .Verb
Etymology 4
From (etyl) leven, from . More at (l).Verb
- Each Morn a thousand Roses brings, you say:
- Yes, but where leaves the Rose of Yesterday?
Synonyms
* leaf (verb)Etymology 5
See levy.Verb
- An army strong she leaved .
References
live
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) liven, from (etyl) ), Dutch ''leven'', Old High German ''leb?n]]'' (German ''leben''), Old Norse ''lifa'' (Swedish ''leva ), Gothic [[???????????????????? (liban).Verb
(liv)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
Kim Jong-il obituary, work=The Guardian
Towards the end of poverty
Derived terms
* live and die * live and let live * live down * live for the day * live in sin * live in the past * live large * live off * live on * live on the edge * live out * live over * live over the brush * live the dream * live up * live with * long live * outlive * overlive * reliveSee also
* abide * dwell * reside * stayEtymology 2
See aliveAdjective
(-)- The post office will not ship live animals.
- He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
- the live spindle of a lathe
- a live ball
- The station presented a live news program every evening.
- This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
- The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
- Use caution when working near live wires.
- Tommy's blind was live , so he was given the option to raise.
- a live''' coal; '''live embers
- a live man, or orator
- the live carnation
Usage notes
* Live'' in the sense of "having life" is used only attributively (before a noun), as in "live animals". Predicatively (after the noun), ''alive'' is used, as in "be alive". ''Living may be used either attributively or predicatively.Synonyms
* (having life) living, alive * (electrically charged) hot * (in person) in person, in the fleshAntonyms
* (having life) dead * (capable of causing harm) blank, dummy * (electrically charged) neutral, dead * (as it happens) recorded, prerecorded * (in person) broadcast * (featuring humans) animatedDerived terms
* lively * live one * live rail * live wireCompounds
* live actors * live action * live album * live broadcast * live recordingAdverb
(en adverb)- The concert was broadcast live by radio.
- ''He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.