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leave out

A2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

To not put something or someone in — to skip them or forget about them.

Literal meaning: To leave something outside of a group, container, or set.

Meanings

1 A2 neutral

To not include something in a piece of writing, speech, process, or list.

"He left out the most important detail in his report."

Grammar: separable
2 A2 idiomatic neutral

To exclude someone from a group, activity, or social situation.

"She felt completely left out when the others went to the party without telling her."

Grammar: separable
3 A2 neutral

To place something outside or in a visible location for someone to collect or use.

"She left out some biscuits for the guests on the kitchen table."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Extremely common at all levels. Can refer to omitting words, people, ingredients, steps, etc. The passive form ('left out') is very frequently used to describe the feeling of being excluded socially.

Commonly used with

details name ingredient step word chapter

Forms

Base
leave out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
leaves out
he/she/it
Past simple
left out
yesterday
Past participle
left out
have + pp
-ing form
leaving out
continuous

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Synonyms

omit exclude skip miss out drop overlook

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