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leaves someone to their own devices

leaves someone to their own devices is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave someone to their own devices.

Meaning of leave someone to their own devices

Verb

leave someone to their own devices (third-person singular simple present leaves someone to their own devices, present participle leaving someone to their own devices, simple past and past participle left someone to their own devices)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.
    • Left to my own devices, I'll spend hours staring into space, just thinking.

Questions about leaves someone to their own devices

What is leaves someone to their own devices the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Leaves someone to their own devices is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave someone to their own devices.

Words near leaves someone to their own devices in the dictionary

  1. leaves someone no choice
  2. leaves someone on read
  3. leaves someone on seen
  4. leaves someone out in the cold
  5. leaves someone to their fate
  6. leaves someone to their own devices
  7. leaves something to be desired
  8. leaves the ball in someone's court
  9. leaves the chat
  10. leaves the door open
  11. leaves the nest

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