Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leave someone to their fate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
leave -some-one -to their -fate
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to abandon; to give up on; to leave on their own – chiefly in regard to avoid upcoming misfortune

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

leaves someone to their fate (present, singular) leaving someone to their fate (participle, present) left someone to their fate (participle, past) left someone to their fate (past)

Questions

What does leave someone to their fate mean?
to abandon; to give up on; to leave on their own – chiefly in regard to avoid upcoming misfortune

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