leave off

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leave off

verb leaves off · leaving off · left off

  1. idiomatic, transitive To omit.

    Similar: exclude

  2. informal To desist; to cease. Leave off hitting him!

    Similar: let off, let up, miss off, break off, have done with

  3. intransitive To stop with a view to resuming at a later point. We will now continue where the other team left off.

    Similar: pause, take a break

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verb to desist

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"leave off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leave%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{leave_off_2026,
  title = {leave off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leave%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}