leave alone
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
leave alone (third-person singular simple present leaves alone, present participle leaving alone, simple past and past participle left alone)
- (transitive) To stop bothering (a person).
- I wish he'd leave me alone.
- We left her alone until she calmed down.
- 1951 December, “Notes and News: Travel Through the Balkans”, in Railway Magazine, page 854:
- The Greeks leave transit passengers alone on the Svilengrad-Edirne-Pithion section; the Turkish examination is at Edirne. Pithion is a charming and sleepy little oasis in the middle of nowhere.
- (transitive) To desist or refrain from involvement with.
- It's safest to leave dangerous chemicals alone.
Synonyms[edit]
- let alone (verb)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to stop bothering
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