leave much to be desired in English

Forms: leaves much to be desired [present, singular, third-person], leaving much to be desired [participle, present], left much to be desired [participle, past], left much to be desired [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|leave<,,left> much to be desired}} leave much to be desired (third-person singular simple present leaves much to be desired, present participle leaving much to be desired, simple past and past participle left much to be desired)

Inflected forms

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"leave much to be desired" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms