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left to chance

left to chance is the simple past and past participle of leave to chance.

Meaning of leave to chance

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) Not to take care of something; not to plan for something.
    • to leave nothing to chance

Questions about left to chance

What is left to chance the simple past and past participle of?
Left to chance is the simple past and past participle of leave to chance.

Words near left to chance in the dictionary

  1. left the chat
  2. left the door open
  3. left the nest
  4. left things alone
  5. left things be
  6. left to chance
  7. left to right
  8. left to the imagination
  9. left total
  10. left turn
  11. left turned

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