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leaves at the door

leaves at the door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave at the door.

Meaning of leave at the door

Verb

leave at the door (third-person singular simple present leaves at the door, present participle leaving at the door, simple past and past participle left at the door)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.
    • Or, if you’re talking to someone who’s more buttoned up and direct – maybe a superior or an executive – go straight for the answer. Leave the humour at the door, if that’s what they do.2020 December 21, Bryan Lufkin, “How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing”, in BBC

Questions about leaves at the door

What is leaves at the door the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Leaves at the door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave at the door.

Words near leaves at the door in the dictionary

  1. leaves a mark
  2. leaves a sour taste in one's mouth
  3. leaves alone
  4. leaves aside
  5. leaves at the altar
  6. leaves at the door
  7. leaves be
  8. leaves behind
  9. leaves for dead
  10. leaves home
  11. leaves it all out there

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