Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leave alone

/liv əˈloʊn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables: leave alone
IPA: /liv əˈloʊn/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop bothering (a person).

Transitive verb

verb

To desist or refrain from involvement with.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I wish he'd leave me alone."
"We left her alone until she calmed down."
"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."
"After a week of conversing with the deceased through his thoughts, the subject became distressed, saying the voices were overwhelming. In every waking moment, his consciousness was bombarded by hundreds of voices that refused to leave him alone."
"It's safest to leave dangerous chemicals alone."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /liv əˈloʊn/
British English: /liːv əˈləʊn/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

leaves alone (present, singular) leaving alone (participle, present) left alone (participle, past) left alone (past)

Phrases

leave it alone leave well enough alone

Synonyms

let alone leave leave behind

Questions

How do you pronounce leave alone?: The recorded pronunciation is /liv əˈloʊn/.
What does leave alone mean?: To stop bothering (a person).

How to pronounce leave alone

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