LEFT OUT Definition & Meaning

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left out

or left-out

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adjective

excluded or omitted:
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The songwriter calls it an anthem for left-out and bullied kids.
remaining behind in an exposed, accessible, or visible place:
Raccoons love to supplement their diets with items from your trash or left-out pet food.

verb

left out, the simple past tense and past participle of verb phrase leave out ¹.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of left out¹

First recorded in 1870–75

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Grealish scored City's first goal in Wednesday's 2-0 win over Leicester but was left out of the starting XI at Old Trafford.

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After being a regular in the Argentina squad as part of the Copa America win last summer, he was left out for the most recent World Cup qualifiers.

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Unfortunately, viewers are caught in the middle, stuffing themselves on scraps when plenty of good food is left out there.

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Ms Slinn pulled out in March 2023 with the building still unfinished, but has been left out of pocket despite asking for her deposit back.

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But with then-Premiership clubs London Irish, Wasps and Worcester all going out of business during the 2022-23 campaign, the taxpayer has been left out of pocket by tens of millions of pounds in unrecovered loans.

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