LEAVE: The
American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "leave"
LEAVE-"go away" vs LEAVE-"leave
behind/abandon"
The English word "leave" has multiple meanings, make sure use the right sign to
express your intended meaning.
LEAVE as in "go away"
This sign looks like the sign for "AND" but the location is
different. "AND" is in front of the body. LEAVE is done
more to the side.
Sample sentence: I want to leave now.
Another version of LEAVE / get out of here / let's jam:
Notes:
I once saw a student sign, "Can Deaf go to college free?"
He mistakenly used "LEAVE" to mean "go to." It didn't look right because
"LEAVE" can mean "go away" but not "go to." If you want to sign "go to" you need
to use the "GO / attend" sign.
LEAVE / TAKE-OFF:
You can use a two hands variation for a larger group of people leaving.
Like an "exodus."LEAVE - "withdraw / exodus"
LEAVE / depart / exodus / group-leave / group-withdraw
Another version of LEAVE / depart / exodus / group-leave / group-withdraw:
A version which can mean EVACUATE / FLEE:
If you mean leave as in "Just leave it there on the table," you should use the
the version of this sign that means "leave behind." Imagine holding a big sack
of money, walking into your ASL teacher's office and sort of throwing it
downward onto his desk.
LEAVE-BEHIND / dump it there / ABANDON
Sample sentence: How much orange juice is left in your refrigerator?
One way to show leaving quickly is:
ZOOM:-[L-G-version]-[leave-quickly]:
If you are referring to LEAVES / LEAF [tree] one way to sign that is:
Notes: Also see: ALLOW
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