"leave to the imagination" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: leaves to the imagination [present, singular, third-person], leaving to the imagination [participle, present], left to the imagination [participle, past], left to the imagination [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|leave<,,left> to the imagination}} leave to the imagination (third-person singular simple present leaves to the imagination, present participle leaving to the imagination, simple past and past participle left to the imagination)
  1. Not to reveal.
    (of information) To omit, to leave out, to leave unstated.
    Sense id: en-leave_to_the_imagination-en-verb-3pWAZcpH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Not to reveal.
    (of clothes) To cover.
    Sense id: en-leave_to_the_imagination-en-verb-CiMTqMiW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Download JSON data for leave to the imagination meaning in English (2.0kB)

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