Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

left someone to their own devices

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
left- -some-one -to their own de-vices
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of leave someone to their own devices

Questions

What does left someone to their own devices mean?
simple past and past participle of leave someone to their own devices

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