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
Recent Examples on the Web
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Trying Not to Have a Thought doesn’t pick up where Algernon left off on 2011’s underappreciated Parrot Flies. Ian Cohen, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025 The television show, picking up where the 1992 movie left off, first aired on the WB network in March 1997 as a mid-season replacement. Justin Conklin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Turner now has a chance to pick up where left off in 2022. Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025 Rather than just picking up remaking an existing game or picking up where the original series left off with the adventures of master ninja Ryu Hayabusa, Ragebound tells a story parallel to the events of the first game centering on his protégé, Kenji. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 July 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 9 Aug. 2025.

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