leave off

verb

left off; leaving off; leaves off
: stop, cease
picked up where he had left off

Examples of leave off in a Sentence

we usually leave off working as soon as the bell rings the snow should leave off around midnight
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He, like Celebrini, was left off Canada’s roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off and is as motivated as anyone to be on that team going to Italy. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025 Where did Incredibles 2 leave off? Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 That was left off the broadcast. David Bauder, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025 Our Act 2 picks up where the documentary left off. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leave off

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leave off was in the 14th century

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“Leave off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20off. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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