Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaving someone to their own devices

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
leav-ing -some-one -to their own de-vices
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
6
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of leave someone to their own devices

Questions

What does leaving someone to their own devices mean?
present participle and gerund of leave someone to their own devices

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