n. permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"

n. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

n. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"

n. the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

v. act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"

v. have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"

v. ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"

v. obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"

v. travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"

v. experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"

v. take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

v. carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"

v. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"

v. be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

v. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"

v. take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

v. make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

v. require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"

v. assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"

v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

v. be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"

v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

v. be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

v. leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"

v. leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

v. have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

v. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

v. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

v. be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

v. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

v. make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

v. receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day"

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

v. leave unchanged; "let it be"

v. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

n. freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"

n. the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

n. the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"

n. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

n. the act of conceding or yielding

n. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

n. the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"

n. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"

v. make off with belongings of others

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

v. fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"

v. cut with a hacking tool

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. cut away

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

v. bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

v. be compatible or in accordance with

v. change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

v. empty completely

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. of gases

v. fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"

v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

v. cause to be out on a fielding play

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

v. wander from a direct or straight course

v. give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

v. cause to be out on a fielding play

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

v. go on board

v. board a plane

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

v. have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

v. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

v. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"

v. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

v. strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

v. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

v. to bring out

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

v. free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"

v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

v. take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

v. remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

v. set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

v. keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

v. separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"

v. make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"

v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

v. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

v. empty completely

v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

v. cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"

v. cut with a hacking tool

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

v. cut away

v. move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

v. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"

v. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"

v. scrape with a rasp

v. make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

v. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

v. pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

v. put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

v. take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"

v. think moodily or anxiously about something

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

v. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

v. have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

v. swallow hastily

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

v. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

v. give preference to one creditor over another

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

v. have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"

v. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

v. provide entertainment for

v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

v. make a formal request for official services

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

v. change direction; "The road bends"

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

v. cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"

v. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"

v. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"

v. visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

v. take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

v. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"

v. fold up; "take in the sails"

v. divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"

v. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

v. visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"

v. leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

v. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

v. make a subtraction

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

v. stock up on

v. exchange or buy back for money; under threat

v. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"

v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

v. provide with shelter

v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

v. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

v. undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

v. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

v. remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"

v. go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"

v. come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity

v. to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

v. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

v. make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

v. exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"