leave out — to not include something or someone; to omit
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to not include something or someone; to omit
Pronunciation (IPA): /liːv aʊt/
Example Sentences
- Please don't leave out any important information in your report.
- My mom always leaves out the vegetables I hate from my lunch, but somehow they magically appear anyway.
- The recipe says not to leave out any ingredients, but I'm pretty sure salt won't miss sugar that much.
leave out
VERB[/liːv aʊt/]
to not include something or someone; to omit
💡 Concept
🎵 Rhyme
Though left out with doubt, the brave scout finds his route!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/liːv aʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/liːv aʊt/
🌳Etymology
Rootleave
Suffix-out
🎵Rhyme
shoutdoubtscoutroute
shout
doubt
scout
route
🔗Collocations
leave out important details
leave someone out
accidentally leave out
leave out of consideration
deliberately leave out
📝Examples
“Please don't leave out any important information in your report.”
😄 Fun example
“My mom always leaves out the vegetables I hate from my lunch, but somehow they magically appear anyway.”
😄 Fun example
“The recipe says not to leave out any ingredients, but I'm pretty sure salt won't miss sugar that much.”
“I felt hurt when they left me out of their weekend plans.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
excludeomitskipignoreoverlook
Antonyms
includeaddincorporate
Related
leave behindleft outexclusionomission
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