leave out
/ˌliv ˈaʊt/
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Type
Phrasal verb
Meaning
To not include someone or something, either intentionally or accidentally.
You can leave out the garlic if you dislike strong flavors.
Why was her name left out of the final report?
To cause someone to feel excluded, isolated, or ignored.
The older kids tended to leave out the newcomers during recess.
Does he always feel left out when his coworkers socialize after work?
How it's used
This means “omit something”
Both orders mean the same thing.
- leave out the details
- leave the details out
it and them go in the middle: “leave it out.” Not “leave out it.”
She decided to leave out the introductory paragraph.
Collocations
- leave out details
- leave out important information
- leave out an ingredient
- feel left out
Antonyms
Idioms
leave someone out in the cold
exclude someone from a group or benefit
Smaller firms were left out in the cold when the new contracts were awarded.