verb
Meaning 1
Synonym of let it be.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: let it be
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
leave it be
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 就這樣吧 /就这样吧 (jiù zhè yàng ba) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Chinese Mandarin: 由它去吧 (yóu tā qù ba) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Chinese Mandarin: 随它去吧 (suì tā qù ba) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Chinese Mandarin: 順其自然 /顺其自然 (shùnqízìrán) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Finnish: anna olla — allow something to follow its natural course
- Galician: deixar estar — allow something to follow its natural course
- Georgian: იყოს (iq̇os) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Macedonian: нека (neka) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Macedonian: остави (ostavi) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Macedonian: ако (ako) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Polish: zostawiać — allow something to follow its natural course
- Polish: zostawić — allow something to follow its natural course
- Portuguese: deixar estar — allow something to follow its natural course
- Portuguese: não mexer — allow something to follow its natural course
- Russian: пусть бу́дет так (pustʹ búdet tak) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Russian: пусть так и бу́дет (pustʹ tak i búdet) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Russian: оста́вь как есть (ostávʹ kak jestʹ) — allow something to follow its natural course
- Tamil: அப்படியே விடு (appaṭiyē viṭu) — allow something to follow its natural course