Meanings
verbbail on (third-person singular simple present bails on, present participle bailing on, simple past and past participle bailed on)
present singular third person bails on · participle present bailing on · participle past bailed on · past bailed on
- idiomatictransitiveTo abandon (someone or something).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Ellipsis of bail out on.
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APA
bail on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bail%20on
MLA
“bail on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bail%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bail on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bail%20on.
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