leave over en · VERB
Meanings
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(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.
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Give over; stop it!
"Oh, leave over!" he whispered urgently.
1924, Collier's, volume 73, page 92:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| left over | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| left over | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| leaving over | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| leaves over | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |