Use leave out for people, facts, names, ingredients, steps, and other items that are excluded from a larger whole.
Use leave out for people, facts, names, ingredients, steps, and other items that are excluded from a larger whole.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The report leaved out the final cost. | The report left out the final cost. |
| Please leave out it from the list. | Please leave it out from the list. |
| She left out to mention the deadline. | She left out the deadline. |
| He felt leave out after the team meeting. | He felt left out after the team meeting. |
Use leave out when something is allowed to stay in the open, especially after use or instead of being put away.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| It rained because we left out all night. | It rained because we left the chairs out all night. |
| The milk leaved out on the counter. | The milk was left out on the counter. |
| I left out the room for an hour. | I left the room for an hour. |
| She left out the toys away after dinner. | She left the toys out after dinner. |
Use context and word order to separate omission from physical placement: a missing name was left out, while a chair was left out in the rain.
Leaved out is wrong for the past tense, and leave out it should be leave it out when the object is a pronoun.
A phrasal verb from leave plus out. The omit or exclude sense is recorded from the late 1400s.
What does leave out mean?
Leave out usually means to omit, exclude, or fail to mention someone or something.
Can leave out mean leaving something outside?
Yes. Leave out can also mean to let something stay outside, uncovered, or not put away.
What is the past tense of leave out?
The past tense is left out, as in They left out my name.
Is leaved out correct?
No. Use left out for the past tense and past participle.
Is leave out the same as left out?
Leave out is the base form. Left out is its past form, and it can also describe someone who has been excluded.
Can leave out be used for people?
Yes. A person can be left out of a list, invitation, photo, conversation, or plan.
Should a pronoun go before or after out?
A pronoun normally goes before out: say leave it out, not leave out it.
What are synonyms for leave out?
Common synonyms include omit, exclude, skip, miss out, and drop.
What is the opposite of leave out?
For the omission sense, the main opposite is include. For the physical sense, natural opposites include put away and bring in.