"leave it alone" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: leaves it alone [present, singular, third-person], leaving it alone [participle, present], left it alone [participle, past], left it alone [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|leave<,,left> it alone}} leave it alone (third-person singular simple present leaves it alone, present participle leaving it alone, simple past and past participle left it alone)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) Synonym of let it be Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: let it be [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: leave alone, leave well enough alone, let alone, let it alone
    Sense id: en-leave_it_alone-en-verb-lj6pDm0G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

Inflected forms

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