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Leave vs. Let
Leave
/liːv/Examples:
I leave each day at seven.Ye left yer partner."Then they went away, leaving others to clear up the mess.
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Let
/let/Examples:
Why are you letting me do all the talking?He lets his thought sit for a moment.Let's observe a moment of silence in their honor."
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Leave often implies a physical action or a change in location or state, such as going away from a place or letting something stay as it is.
- Let is generally about granting permission or allowing someone to do something.
- To distinguish them, remember: you leave a place, but you let someone go or do something.
- Leave can also imply forgetting something behind inadvertently, while let has a deliberate sense of allowance.
- You might leave someone alone physically, but let them be emotionally or mentally by not interfering.
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