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leave to chance

leave to chance verb: not to take care of something; not to plan for something.

Verb

leave to chance (third-person singular simple present leaves to chance, present participle leaving to chance, simple past and past participle left to chance)

  1. (transitive) Not to take care of something; not to plan for something.
    • to leave nothing to chance
    • You shouldn't leave that to chance.

Forms of leave to chance

third-person singular presentleaves to chance
present participleleaving to chance
past participleleft to chance
pastleft to chance

Questions about leave to chance

What does leave to chance mean?
Leave to chance means not to take care of something; not to plan for something.
What part of speech is leave to chance?
Leave to chance is a verb.
What is the past tense of leave to chance?
The past tense of leave to chance is left to chance.

Words near leave to chance in the dictionary

  1. leave the chat
  2. leave the door open
  3. leave the nest
  4. leave things alone
  5. leave things be
  6. leave to chance
  7. leave to the imagination
  8. leave well alone
  9. leave well enough alone
  10. leave with the one that brought ya
  11. leave with the one that brung ya

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