leave aside

verb

To not talk about a topic so as to allow full consideration to something else.

“Let's leave that aside for the time being and talk about what matters.”

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Meanings

verbleave aside (third-person singular simple present leaves aside, present participle leaving aside, simple past and past participle left aside)

present singular third person leaves aside · participle present leaving aside · participle past left aside · past left aside

  1. transitiveTo not talk about a topic so as to allow full consideration to something else.

    Let's leave that aside for the time being and talk about what matters.

Translations

Spanish pretermitir
  • pretermitirTranslations
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APA

leave aside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20aside

MLA

“leave aside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20aside. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leave aside,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20aside.

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