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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The forthcoming new season skips ahead five years from where season two left off. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026 But these bold and sightline-seeking hues are typically best left off the bedroom walls. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026 This twist on a French manicure leaves off only the lunula of the nail to the imagination. Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026 Larionov went with Sergei Bobrovsky, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor Shesterkin and left off Ilya Sorokin. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 2026.

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