Quit vs. Leave
Difference Between Quit and Leave
Quitverb
To cease or discontinue
asked them to quit talking.quit smoking.Leaveverb
To go out of or away from
not allowed to leave the room.Quitverb
To resign from or relinquish
quit a job.Leaveverb
To go without taking or removing
left my book on the bus.Quitverb
To depart from; leave
"You and I are on the point of quitting the theater of our exploits" (Horatio Nelson).Leaveverb
To omit or exclude
left out the funniest part of the story.Quitverb
To leave the company of
had to quit the gathering in order to be home by midnight.Leaveverb
To have as a result, consequence, or remainder
The car left a trail of exhaust fumes. Two from eight leaves six.Quitverb
(Computers) To exit (an application).
Leaveverb
To cause or allow to be or remain in a specified state
left the lights on.Quitverb
To rid oneself of by paying
quit a debt.Leaveverb
To have remaining after death
left a young son.Quitverb
To release from a burden or responsibility.
Leaveverb
To bequeath
left her money to charity.Quitverb
(Archaic) To conduct (oneself) in a specified way
Quit yourselves like adults.Leaveverb
To give over to another to control or act on
Leave all the details to us.Quitverb
To cease an action or cease working properly; stop
The car quit on the hill.Leaveverb
To abandon or forsake
leave home.left her husband.Quitverb
To abandon an activity out of frustration or despair; give up
saw that he would never get the part and quit.Leaveverb
To remove oneself from association with or participation in
left the navy for civilian life.Quitverb
To resign from or leave a job.
Leaveverb
To give or deposit, as for use or information, upon one's departure or in one's absence
He left a note for you. Leave your name and address.Quitadjective
Absolved of a duty or an obligation; free.
Leaveverb
To cause or permit to be or remain
left myself plenty of time.Quitverb
To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
Leaveverb
(Nonstandard) To allow or permit; let.
Quitverb
To repay (someone) for (something).
Leaveverb
To set out or depart; go
When can you leave?.Quitverb
To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
Leaveverb
To put forth foliage; leaf.
Quitverb
To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).
Leavenoun
Permission to do something.
Quitverb
To carry through; to go through to the end.
Leavenoun
An act of departing; a farewell
took leave of her with a heavy heart.Quitverb
(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
Leavenoun
See leave of absence.
Quitverb
(transitive) To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
Leaveverb
(transitive) To have a consequence or remnant.
Quitverb
(transitive) To abandon, renounce (a thing).
Leaveverb
To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
I left my car at home and took a bus to work.The ants did not leave so much as a crumb of bread.There's not much food left. We'd better go to the shops.Quitverb
(transitive) To leave (a place).
Leaveverb
To cause, to result in.
The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.Infantile paralysis left him lame for the rest of his life.Quitverb
To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
After having to work overtime without being paid, I quit my job.Leaveverb
(transitive) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
Leave your hat in the hall.We should leave the legal matters to lawyers.I left my sewing and went to the window to watch the falling snow.Quitverb
To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun).
John is planning to quit smoking.Leaveverb
To depart; to separate from.
Quitverb
To close (an application).
Leaveverb
To let be or do without interference.
I left him to his reflections.I leave my hearers to judge.Quitadjective
(usually followed by of) Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.
Leaveverb
(transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
I left the country and I left my wife.Quitnoun
Any of numerous species of small passerine birds native to tropical America.
Leaveverb
(transitive) To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
I left the band.Quitverb
put an end to a state or an activity;
Quit teasing your little brotherLeaveverb
(intransitive) To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
I think you'd better leave.Quitverb
give up or retire from a position;
The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next monthThe chairman resigned over the financial scandalLeaveverb
To transfer something.
Quitverb
go away or leave
Leaveverb
(transitive) To transfer possession of after death.
When my father died, he left me the house.Quitverb
turn away from; give up;
I am foreswearing women foreverLeaveverb
(transitive) To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there.Quitverb
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
In the second round, the challenger gave upLeaveverb
(transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
Can't we just leave this to the experts?Leaveverb
To remain (behind); to stay.
Leaveverb
To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
Leaveverb
(transitive) To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
Leaveverb
To produce leaves or foliage.
Leaveverb
(obsolete) To raise; to levy.
Leavenoun
(cricket) The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
Leavenoun
(billiards) The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).
Leavenoun
Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
I've been given three weeks' leave by my boss.Leavenoun
Permission.
Might I beg leave to accompany you?The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave be granted, to appeal against these sentences.Leavenoun
(dated) Farewell, departure.
I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance.Leavenoun
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty;
a ten day's leave to visit his motherLeavenoun
permission to do something;
she was granted leave to speakLeavenoun
the act of departing politely;
he disliked long farewellshe took his leaveparting is such sweet sorrowLeaveverb
go away from a place;
At what time does your train leave?She didn't leave until midnightThe ship leaves at midnightLeaveverb
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness;
She left a mess when she moved outHis good luck finally left himher husband left her after 20 years of marriageshe wept thinking she had been left behindLeaveverb
act or be so as to become in a specified state;
The inflation left them pennilessThe president's remarks left us speechlessLeaveverb
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking;
leave it as isleave the young fawn aloneleave the flowers that you see in the park behindLeaveverb
move out of or depart from;
leave the roomthe fugitive has left the countryLeaveverb
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain;
This leaves no room for improvementThe evidence allows only one conclusionallow for mistakesleave lots of time for the tripThis procedure provides for lots of leewayLeaveverb
result in;
The water left a mark on the silk dressHer blood left a stain on the napkinLeaveverb
remove oneself from an association with or participation in;
She wants to leaveThe teenager left homeShe left her position with the Red CrossHe left the Senate after two termsafter 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakesLeaveverb
put into the care or protection of someone;
He left the decision to his deputyleave your child the nurse's careLeaveverb
leave or give by will after one's death;
My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelryMy grandfather left me his entire estateLeaveverb
have left or have as a remainder;
That left the four of us19 minus 8 leaves 11Leaveverb
be survived by after one's death;
He left six childrenAt her death, she left behind her husband and 11 catsLeaveverb
tell or deposit (information) knowledge;
give a secret to the Russiansleave your name and address hereLeaveverb
leave behind unintentionally;
I forgot my umbrella in the restaurantI left my keys inside the car and locked the doors
