Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up and leave

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.30 in modern English

Syllables
up- and leave
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave abruptly.

Inflected Forms

up and leaves (present, singular) ups and leaves (present, singular) up and leaving (participle, present) upping and leaving (participle, present) up and left (participle, past) up and left (past) upped and left (participle, past) upped and left (past)

Questions

What does up and leave mean?
To leave abruptly.

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