Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leave for dead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables: leave -for dead
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.

Transitive verb

verb

To disregard or bypass as unimportant.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He stood in the middle of a narrow part of the road, stopped the horse, and struck Fyot with a heavy cudgel, leaving him for dead in the ditch."
"The Writer having received two wounds, is left for dead on the field"
"When Steele rides after them, they shoot him and leave him for dead in the desert."
"However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

leaves for dead (present, singular) leaving for dead (participle, present) left for dead (participle, past) left for dead (past)

Questions

What does leave for dead mean?: To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.

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