leave to chance

verb

Not to take care of something; not to plan for something.

“to leave nothing to chance”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person leaves to chance · participle present leaving to chance · participle past left to chance · past left to chance

  1. transitiveNot to take care of something; not to plan for something.

    to leave nothing to chance

    1 more example

    You shouldn't leave that to chance.

Translations

Danish overlade til tilfældighederne
  • overlade til tilfældighederneTranslations
Dutch aan het toeval overlaten
  • aan het toeval overlatenTranslations
Finnish jättää sattuman varaan
  • jättää sattuman varaanTranslations
French laisser au hasard
  • laisser au hasardTranslations
German dem Zufall überlassen
  • dem Zufall überlassenTranslations
Italian lasciare al caso
  • lasciare al casoTranslations
Polish zostawiać losowi, zostawić losowi
  • zostawiać losowiTranslations
  • zostawić losowiTranslations
  • zostawiać przypadkowiTranslations
  • zostawić przypadkowiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

leave to chance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20to%20chance

MLA

“leave to chance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20to%20chance. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leave to chance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20to%20chance.

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