to let, leave
→
to stop doing smth.
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 1477 | to remain, stay | → | to stop doing smth. | Open |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme 1 | leave | |
| lexeme 2 | leave (+ V-ing) | |
| meaning 1 | 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 | She left her comfortable home for a rugged life in the desert. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to stop, desist from | Stop smoking hypnotherapy program is a step by step planned way to help you leave smoking completely (Internet) |
| reference | English Wiktionary | |
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