leave off

verb

left off; leaving off; leaves off

: stop, cease

picked up where he had left off

Synonyms

• break
• break off
• break up
• can [slang]
• cease
• cut off
• cut out
• desist (from)
• discontinue
• drop
• end
• give over
• halt
• knock off
• lay off
• pack (up or in)
• quit
• shut off
• stop

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump’s shift on crypto There is little doubt among antitrust experts that Slater would pick up where the Biden DOJ left off on tech competition lawsuits. —Brian Fung, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024

Watch on Deadline Season three picks up where season two left off – with Kat (Leigh) and her brother Jacob (Spencer Macpherson), who went missing more than two decades ago at the age of eight and is now an adult, poised to walk into the Landry home to an unsuspecting Del (MacDowell). —Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024

Alabama is currently the highest-ranked of the three teams, and based on the AP poll the first team left off the playoff bracket. —Tyler Small, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024

But the second season left off with a cliffhanger: Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) was making out with Whitney’s (Alyah Chanelle Scott) ex-boyfriend. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

leave off

verb

: stop entry 1 sense 7a, cease