leave out

You do not include someone or something, or do not mention a detail.

• Do not leave out my name.
• The recipe left out an important step.
• Why was she left out of the team?

How to use it: leave someone/something out of something (They left my name out of the report.)

Similar words: omit, exclude

Opposites: include

Common phrases: leave out someone, leave out details, leave out something

You let something stay outside, uncovered, or away from its usual storage place.

• Do not leave the milk out.
• I left my shoes out in the rain.
• The toys were left out on the floor overnight.

How to use it: leave something out (You can leave the butter out until it softens.)

Similar words: exclude, omit

Common phrases: leave out something, leave out food, leave out overnight

You stop doing something annoying or unwanted.

• Leave out the shouting, please.
• He told us to leave out the silly jokes.
• Can you leave out the complaining for once?

How to use it: leave out something (Leave out the teasing; she is already upset.)

Similar words: stop, cut out

Opposites: continue

Common phrases: leave out something, leave out complaining, leave out the nonsense