leave out

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To omit; to not include someone or something: To fail to put something in or to not include a person in a group or activity.
    • To not consider or mention: To fail to consider something or to not mention a particular fact or detail.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb:
    • Be sure not to leave out any important details in your report. (Ensure you include all important details.)
    • I felt sad when they left me out of the planning meeting. (I was not invited to the meeting.)
    • The recipe leaves out sugar, making it a healthier option. (The recipe does not contain sugar.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To be left out": To feel excluded or not part of a group.
    • She felt left out of the conversation because she didn't understand the topic.
  • "Leave out in the cold": To exclude someone deliberately, often causing them to feel ignored or neglected.
    • After the merger, several departments were left out in the cold.
Variants and Related Words
  • Omission (n): The act of leaving something out or the thing that is left out.
    • The document contained several serious omissions.
  • Exclude (v): To deliberately not include someone or something.
    • The club excludes members who do not pay their fees.
Synonyms
  • Omit: To fail to include or do something.
  • Skip: To not do or include something that would normally come next.
  • Overlook: To fail to notice or consider something.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Leave off: To stop, or to not include something. Often used interchangeably with "leave out" in some contexts, especially regarding lists.
    • You can leave off the last two items on the list.
  • Miss out (UK): To fail to include someone or something. (Note: In US English, "miss out" more commonly means to lose a chance.)
    • Don't miss out any names from the guest list.
Related Idioms
  • Leave something out of account: To fail to consider something.
    • Their analysis left the economic climate completely out of account.
Verb
  1. leave undone or leave out
    • How could I miss that typo?
    • The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
  2. prevent from being included or considered or accepted
    • The bad results were excluded from the report
    • Leave off the top piece