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
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Ware also noted that the CSIS study left off incidents that others might call acts of left-wing terrorism. NPR, 25 Oct. 2025 Season 2 picks up where Season 1 left off, with Joanne and Noah together but uncertain about how to navigate their future with a religious barrier between them. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 Asics is picking up where its 2022 Actibreeze 3D sandals left off for a futuristic new mule designed in collaboration with longtime brand partner Kiko Kostadinov. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025 Jaak Panksepp, another neuroscientist, picked up where Diamond left off, beginning in the 1970s. Big Think, 22 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.

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