留 — meaning in English

English meaning

• admit verb To allow someone or something to enter.
• behave verb To act in a particular way, or to act properly and politely.
• leave verb To go away from a place or person.
• remain verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.

Senses

留 is used for these senses in English:

• admit (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
• behave (intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
• leave (transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
• remain To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

admit — full definition

1. verb To allow someone or something to enter.
2. verb To acknowledge, often reluctantly, that something is true.

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