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left out



Definitions

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left out
     1. adj. Not included or accepted in a group or event.
     2. v. simple past tense and past participle of leave out
Analysis
left
     1. adj. The opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north.
           The left side.
     2. adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political left.
     3. adv. On the left side.
     4. adv. Towards the left side.
     leave
          1. v. To have a consequence or remnant.
          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
                        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
          3. v.          To cause, to result in.
                        The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.  Infantile paralysis left him lame for the rest of his life.
out
           See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on.
     1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
           The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
     2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place.
           Let's eat out tonight

Example Sentences

I noticed you left out creeds. 
It seemed as if they left out a lot of the intermediate steps. 
But the masses are left out of all this, they start turning into paupers. 



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