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leaving someone to their own devices

leaving someone to their own devices is the present participle and gerund 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 leaving someone to their own devices

What is leaving someone to their own devices the present participle and gerund of?
Leaving someone to their own devices is the present participle and gerund of leave someone to their own devices.

Words near leaving someone to their own devices in the dictionary

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

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