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left someone hanging

left someone hanging is the simple past and past participle of leave someone hanging.

Meaning of leave someone hanging

Verb

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

  1. To leave someone waiting in anticipation of one's response.

Questions about left someone hanging

What is left someone hanging the simple past and past participle of?
Left someone hanging is the simple past and past participle of leave someone hanging.

Words near left someone hanging in the dictionary

  1. left shift
  2. left shifted
  3. left shifting
  4. left shifts
  5. left someone cold
  6. left someone hanging
  7. left someone high and dry
  8. left someone holding the baby
  9. left someone in the dust
  10. left someone in the lurch
  11. left someone no choice

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