leave
verb
1 verb go away from person/place 2 verb let sb be TRANSITIVEfág verb I left him to his work d'fhág mé i mbun a chuid oibre éto leave sb to relax ligean do dhuine a shuaimhneas a dhéanamhshe left them to it lig sí dóibh, scaoil sí chuige iadTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb quit place/organisation
INTRANSITIVEfág verb I left when I finished school d'fhág mé nuair a chríochnaigh mé ar scoil, d'fhág mé nuair a bhí mé réidh leis an scoil, d'imigh mé nuair a chríochnaigh mé an scoil
4 verb stop living with sb 5 verb put, deposit TRANSITIVEfág verb leave the keys under the mat fág na heochracha faoin mataI leave the car at the station fágaim an gluaisteán ag an stáisiúnwe left the children with my sister d'fhágamar na páistí ag mo dheirfiúrplease leave a message fág teachtaireacht, le do thoilI left you a note d'fhág mé nóta duit 6 verb forget to bring TRANSITIVEfág verb I left my phone at home d'fhág mé mo ghuthán sa bhaile 7 verb create mark TRANSITIVEfág verb wine leaves a stain on the carpet fágann fíon smál ar an mbrat urláir 8 verb cause state/situation TRANSITIVEfág verb he left the light on d'fhág sé an solas ar siúlwe were left without water fágadh gan uisce muidI was left with a hefty bill fágadh le bille mór méthat leaves us with no alternative but to refuse fágann sé sin nach bhfuil aon rogha againn ach diúltúhe left himself with little time níor fhág sé mórán ama aige féindon't leave us doing all the work ná fágaigí muidne ag déanamh na hoibre ar fadthey were left to make their own way home fágadh iad lena mbealach féin a dhéanamh abhaile, ligeadh dóibh a mbealach féin a dhéanamh abhaile 9 verb produce feeling/opinion TRANSITIVEfág verb the travelling left him exhausted d'fhág an taisteal traochta éthe outcome leaves both parties unhappy tá an dá thaobh míshásta mar gheall ar an toradhI was left speechless níor fágadh focal agamit leaves them uncertain what to do níl siad cinnte anois cad a dhéanfaidh siadit left me wanting to learn more chuir sé fonn orm tuilleadh a fháil amachwe're left with a sense of hope mothaímid dóchasach ina dhiaidh, tá dóchas inár gcroí ina dhiaidh 10 verb not do immediately TRANSITIVEfág verb ná bac le VPleave the dishes until later fág na soithí go dtí níos moille, ná bac leis na gréithe go dtí níos déanaíto leave sth until the end rud a fhágáil go dtí an deireadh 11 verb give responsibility to sb TRANSITIVEleave the garden to me fág an gairdín fúmsa, fág an gairdín agamsaI'll leave it up to you fágfaidh mé fút féin é, fágfaidh mé ar do chomhairle féin éwe'll leave that question for the grammar buffs fágfaimid an cheist sin ag na saoithe gramadaí 12 verb cause to remain TRANSITIVEfág verb they left some blankets for me d'fhág siad roinnt blaincéad domhe left me no choice níor fhág sé aon rogha agam, níor fhág sé an dara rogha agamthere's no hot water left níl aon uisce te fágthathat's all that's left of the money sin a bhfuil fágtha den airgeadall that was left was an empty box ní raibh fágtha ach bosca folamh 13 verb not eat or drink TRANSITIVEfág verb he left half his dinner d'fhág sé leath a dhinnéir gan ithe, níor ith sé leath a dhinnéir gan itheI left you a bit of the pizza d'fhág mé píosa den pizza duitleave some sweets for the kids fág roinnt milseán do na páistí 14 verb not use area TRANSITIVEfág verb leave space at the top of the page fág spás ag barr an leathanaighshe didn't leave you much room níor fhág sí mórán spáis duit 15 verb bequeath in will TRANSITIVEfág verb the business was left to Brian fágadh an gnó ag Brianher parents left her the house d'fhág a tuismitheoirí an teach aici, d'fhág a tuismitheoirí an teach le huacht aici 16 verb be survived by TRANSITIVEfág i do dhiaidh he leaves a wife and two children maireann a bhean agus beirt pháistí 17 verb MATH after subtraction TRANSITIVEfág verb 19 minus 8 leaves 11 19 lúide 8, fágann sé sin 11; 19 lúide 8, sin 11that leaves only five going fágann sé sin nach bhfuil ach cúigear ag dulnoun
18 noun BUS-ADM, MIL permitted absencesaoire fem4 he's on leave tá sé ar saoireshe took a few days leave thóg sí cúpla lá saoireannual leave saoire bhliantúilstudy leave saoire staidéirunpaid leave saoire gan phá 19 noun LAW, MIL permission to do sthcead masc3 they got leave to remain tugadh cead dóibh fanachtleave to appeal was granted tugadh cead achomhaircby your leave (also with your leave) le do chead