“Leave” or “Lieve”—Which to use?

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What each term means

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nounthe period of time during which you are absent from work or duty.
nounpermission to do something.
verbgo away from a place.
verbgo and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness.
verbact or be so as to become in a specified state.
verbleave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking.
verbmake a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.
verbhave as a result or residue.
verbremove oneself from an association with or participation in.
verbhave left or have as a remainder.
verbbe survived by after one's death.

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…expected that Frederik VII would leave no son, and that upon…
…Hindocha family was forced to leave Uganda in the early 1970s…
…Goldberg, Bloomfield and Brooks to leave Pickett.
…see a movie, After they leave, he follows his wife up…
…movement, organized and federated, to leave the traditional anarchist individualism.
…cut woven cloth, pinking shears leave a zigzag pattern instead of…
…and "eat the meat and leave the bones for the dogs".
…Sayra's family but decides to leave the train while the others…
…needed and gets up to leave.
…Party (PL) invited her to leave the PSDB in exchange for…

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