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left out

left out adjective: not included or accepted in a group or event. Also the simple past and past participle of leave out.

Adjective

left out (comparative more left out, superlative most left out)

  1. Not included or accepted in a group or event.
    • I could not keep up with hearing people at parties that she gave; I felt left out. My girl friend felt the same way when she attended parties with deaf people.1989, Leo M. Jacobs, A Deaf Adult Speaks Out, page 143

Also used as

left out is also the simple past and past participle of leave out.

Forms of left out

comparativemore left out
superlativemost left out

Questions about left out

What does left out mean?
Left out means not included or accepted in a group or event.
What part of speech is left out?
Left out is an adjective.

Words near left out in the dictionary

  1. left on
  2. left on the table
  3. left one's mark
  4. left one's options open
  5. left one's stamp
  6. left out
  7. left outer join
  8. left outer joins
  9. left over
  10. left peripheries
  11. left periphery

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