dejar
Meanings
Verb
1. to leave (to place) (transitive)
2. to leave, to keep (to allow to continue) (transitive)
3. to leave (to cause, result in) (transitive, auxiliary)
4. to let, allow (transitive)
5. to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp) (transitive)
6. to drop off (transitive)
7. to leave, to abandon, to dump (transitive)
8. to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial) (transitive)
9. to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases) (transitive)
10. to cut out (stop) (Spain, transitive, colloquial)
11. to leave off (intransitive)
12. to cease, stop (intransitive, periphrastic)
13. to be left (reflexive)
14. to let (oneself), to let oneself go (to cease to care about one's appearance) (reflexive)
15. to stop with something (reflexive, usually used with behavior nouns)
16. to lend
Examples3316
No dejaré que hagas eso.
I won't let you do that.
Deja que se explique.
Let him/her/it explain himself/herself/itself.
Deja de comer mi comida.
Stop eating my food.
Mi pareja no deja de sorprenderme.
My partner never ceases to amaze me.
El ruido no me deja dormir.
The noise is keeping me awake.
Deja de hacer ruido.
Stop making noise.