The difference between Forget and Leave
When used as verbs, forget means to lose remembrance of, whereas leave means to cause or allow (something) to remain as available.
Leave is also noun with the meaning: the action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
check bellow for the other definitions of Forget and Leave
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Forget as a verb (transitive):
To lose remembrance of.
Examples:
"I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school."
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Forget as a verb (transitive):
To unintentionally not do, neglect.
Examples:
"I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary."
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Forget as a verb (transitive):
To unintentionally leave something behind.
Examples:
"I forgot my car keys."
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Forget as a verb (intransitive):
To cease remembering.
Examples:
"Let's just forget about it."
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Forget as a verb (slang):
fuck, screw .
Examples:
"Forget you!"
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Leave as a verb (transitive):
To have a consequence or remnant. 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. To cause, to result in. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
Examples:
"I left my car at home and took a bus to work.  nowrap The ants did not leave so much as a crumb of bread.  nowrap There's not much food left. We'd better go to the shops."
"The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.  nowrap Infantile paralysis left him lame for the rest of his life."
"'Leave your hat in the hall.  nowrap We should leave the legal matters to lawyers.  nowrap I left my sewing and went to the window to watch the falling snow."
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Leave as a verb (transitive):
To depart; to separate from. To let be or do without interference. To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with. To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project). To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
Examples:
"I left him to his reflections.  nowrap I leave my hearers to judge."
"I left the country and I left my wife."
"I left the band."
"I think you'd better leave."
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Leave as a verb (transitive):
To transfer something. To transfer possession of after death. To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit. To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
Examples:
"When my father died, he left me the house."
"I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there."
"Can't we just leave this to the experts?"
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Leave as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To remain (behind); to stay.
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Leave as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
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Leave as a noun (cricket):
The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
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Leave as a noun (billiards):
The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).
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Leave as a noun:
Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
Examples:
"I've been given three weeks' leave by my boss."
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Leave as a noun (dated, or, legal):
Permission.
Examples:
"Might I beg leave to accompany you?"
"The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave be granted, to appeal against these sentences."
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Leave as a noun (dated):
Farewell, departure.
Examples:
"I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance."
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Leave as a verb (transitive):
To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
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Leave as a verb (intransitive, rare):
To produce leaves or foliage.
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Leave as a verb (obsolete):
To raise; to levy.