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leaving well alone

leaving well alone is the present participle and gerund of leave well alone.

Meaning of leave well alone

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of leave well enough alone.

Questions about leaving well alone

What is leaving well alone the present participle and gerund of?
Leaving well alone is the present participle and gerund of leave well alone.

Words near leaving well alone in the dictionary

  1. leaving the door open
  2. leaving the nest
  3. leaving things alone
  4. leaving to chance
  5. leaving to the imagination
  6. leaving well alone
  7. leavings
  8. Leavis
  9. Leavisian
  10. leavism
  11. Leavitt

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