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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

leave at the door en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.
    • Or, if you’re talking to someone who’s more buttoned up and direct – maybe a superior or an executive – go straight for the answer. Leave the humour at the door, if that’s what they do. 2020 December 21, Bryan Lufkin, “How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing”, in BBC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
leaves at the door Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
left at the door Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
left at the door Tense=Past lexicographic
leaving at the door Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

check at the door