leave aside
leave aside verb: to not talk about a topic so as to allow full consideration to something else.
Verb
leave aside (third-person singular simple present leaves aside, present participle leaving aside, simple past and past participle left aside)
- To not talk about a topic so as to allow full consideration to something else.
- Let's leave that aside for the time being and talk about what matters.
Forms of leave aside
| third-person singular present | leaves aside |
|---|---|
| present participle | leaving aside |
| past participle | left aside |
| past | left aside |
Questions about leave aside
- What does leave aside mean?
- Leave aside means to not talk about a topic so as to allow full consideration to something else.
- What part of speech is leave aside?
- Leave aside is a verb.
- What is the past tense of leave aside?
- The past tense of leave aside is left aside.
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