leave off

verb

left off; leaving off; leaves off
Synonyms of leave offnext
: 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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That winning basketball games is the job, and anything else needs to be left off the floor. Mac Engel april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 After the shuttle program, NASA kept the space plane idea going, but never again at so grand a scale—and, in 2004, a private company called SpaceDev picked up the HL-20 where the space agency left off. Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026 The problem is they’re frequently left off the lab slip unless someone asks. Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 Those who did not were left off the team’s travel roster for road games. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026 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 23 Apr. 2026.

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