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leave on

verb
  1. To cause or allow to remain in the on or open position. (transitive) · Should I turn off this light or leave it on?· Should I shut off this water or leave it on?
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“You will present my excuses to the marquise and Mademoiselle Renée, whom I leave on such a day with great regret.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 83 · C1
This last was too much, however, and I gave him notice to leave on account of it.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 62 · B2
Without opposing their arrangements, he allowed Morrel, Château-Renaud, and Debray to leave on horseback, and the ladies in M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 677 · C1

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