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left someone to their fate

left someone to their fate is the simple past and past participle of leave someone to their fate.

Meaning of leave someone to their fate

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) to abandon; to give up on; to leave on their own – chiefly in regard to avoid upcoming misfortune
    • I thought I could rely on you, and yet you completely leave me to my fate during my illness!

Questions about left someone to their fate

What is left someone to their fate the simple past and past participle of?
Left someone to their fate is the simple past and past participle of leave someone to their fate.

Words near left someone to their fate in the dictionary

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

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