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| leave out |
| 1. v. To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention |
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| The journalist decided to leave out certain details from her story. |
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| The journalist decided to leave the sleaze out of her story. |
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| Analysis |
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| leave |
| 1. v. To have a consequence or remnant. |
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| 2. v. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (somet |
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| I left my car at home and took a bus to work. The ants did not leave so much as a crumb of bread. There's not much food left. We'd be |
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| 3. v. To cause, to result in. |
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| The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes. Infantile paralysis left him lame for the rest of his life. |
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| out |
| See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on. |
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| 1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre. |
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| The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat. |
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| 2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place. |
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| Let's eat out tonight |
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