Definition

1. Verb (transitive):

   • To stop using or doing something; to discontinue: To cease an activity or the use of an item.
   • To omit or exclude something: To not include something in a list, report, or sequence.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To come to an end; to stop: Used to describe something that ceases or terminates.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (transitive):

  • You can leave off your jacket; it's warm inside. (You can stop wearing your jacket.)
  • Please leave off that topic during the meeting. (Please omit that topic.)
  • The editor decided to leave off the final chapter. (The editor decided to exclude the final chapter.)

• Verb (intransitive):

  • The old railway line leaves off just past the bridge. (The old railway line ends just past the bridge.)
  • The noise suddenly left off. (The noise suddenly stopped.)

Advanced Usage

• "to leave off doing something": to stop a habitual or ongoing action.
  • He finally left off complaining. (He finally stopped complaining.)
• "to leave off from something": to stop at a particular point in a process or sequence.
  • Let's leave off from page 50 and continue tomorrow. (Let's stop at page 50.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cessation (n): The fact or process of ending or stopping.
• Omission (n): Someone or something that has been left out or excluded.
• Discontinue (v): To stop doing or providing something.

Synonyms

• Stop, Cease, Halt: To bring or come to an end.
• Omit, Exclude: To leave out or not include.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Leave out: To not include someone or something.
  • She felt sad because they left her out of the team.
• Leave behind: To not take someone or something with you.
  • He accidentally left his keys behind.

Related Idioms

• Pick up where you left off: To resume an activity or relationship at the point where it was stopped.
  • After the summer break, the class picked up right where they left off.

Verb

1. stop using
   • leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here
2. prevent from being included or considered or accepted
   • The bad results were excluded from the report
   • Leave off the top piece
3. come to an end, stop or cease
   • the road leaves off at the edge of the forest
   • leave off where you started