leave over

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leave over

verb leaves over · leaving over · left over

UK, transitive To allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed. The family leaves over enough food from Sunday dinner for Monday lunch and dinner.
Give over; stop it! "Oh, leave over!" he whispered urgently.

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@misc{leave_over_2026,
  title = {leave over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leave%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}