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up and leave

up and leave verb: to leave abruptly.

Verb

up and leave (third-person singular simple present up and leaves or ups and leaves, present participle up and leaving or upping and leaving, simple past and past participle up and left or upped and left)

  1. To leave abruptly.

Forms of up and leave

third-person singular presentup and leaves
third-person singular presentups and leaves
present participleup and leaving
present participleupping and leaving
past participleup and left
pastup and left
past participleupped and left
pastupped and left

Questions about up and leave

What does up and leave mean?
Up and leave means to leave abruptly.
What part of speech is up and leave?
Up and leave is a verb.
What is the past tense of up and leave?
The past tense of up and leave is up and left.

Words near up and leave in the dictionary

  1. up and down
  2. up and down house
  3. up and down straight draw
  4. up and down straight draws
  5. up and go
  6. up and leave
  7. up and leaves
  8. up and left
  9. up and over door
  10. up and over doors
  11. up and running

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