deixar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- admit verb To allow someone or something to enter.
- allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
- depart verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
- leave verb To go away from a place or person.
- let verb To allow someone or something to do a particular thing, or to happen without stopping it.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
Senses
deixar is used for these senses in English:
- abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- admit (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
- leave (transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
- quit (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- relinquish (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
abandon — full definition
- verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
- noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".
admit — full definition
- verb To allow someone or something to enter.
- verb To acknowledge, often reluctantly, that something is true.