LEAVE / LET WELL ALONE

Meaning of LEAVE / LET WELL ALONE in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE let well enough aˈlone )

to not get involved in sth that does not concern you :

When it comes to other people's arguments, it's better to leave well alone.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

LEAVE/LET WELL ALONE — See ↑ INTERFERE 3
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET — I. ˈlet, usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( letted ; letted or let ; letting ; lets ) Etymology: Middle English …
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LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; left ; leaving ; leaves ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English …
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ALONE — I. əˈlōn adjective Etymology: Middle English alon, alone, from al all + on, one one 1. a. : separated especially …
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-LET — lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -let, -lette, from Middle French -elet, from Old French, …
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WELL — well 1 /wel/ , adv., adj., compar. better , superl. best , interj., n. adv. 1. in a good or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LET — let 1 /let/ , v. , let, letting , n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. …
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LEAVE — leave 1 — leaver , n. /leev/ , v. , left, leaving . v.t. 1. to go out of or …
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ALONE — — aloneness , n. /euh lohn"/ , adj. (used predicatively) 1. separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to …
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WELL — I. ˈwel noun Etymology: Middle English welle, from Old English; akin to Old English weallan to bubble, boil, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LET — I. ˈlet transitive verb ( let·ted ; letted or let ; let·ting ) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English …
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LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; leav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan; akin to Old …
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ALONE — I. ə-ˈlōn adjective Etymology: Middle English, from al all + one one Date: 13th century 1. : separated from others …
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LET
Webster English vocab
LEAVE — vi to depart; to set out. 2. leave ·v to cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. 3. leave …
Webster English vocab
ALONE — adj sole; only; exclusive. 2. alone ·adv solely; simply; exclusively. 3. alone ·adj hence; unique; rare; matchless. 4. alone ·adj …
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LET — [let] vt let.ted ; letted or let ; let.ting [ME letten, fr. OE lettan to delay, hinder; akin to OHG …
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LEAVE — [leave] vb left ; leav.ing [ME leven, fr. OE laefan; akin to OHG verleiben to leave, OE belifan to be …
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ALONE — [alone] adj [ME, fr. al all + one one] (13c) 1: separated from others: isolated 2: exclusive of anyone or …
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LET — let BrE AmE let —The phrase let me has a non-standard casual form ˈlem i , sometimes written lemme ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WELL
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — / let; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( let·ting , let , let ) ALLOW 1. [ no …
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LEAVE — / liːv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( left , left / left; NAmE /) PLACE / PERSON …
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ALONE — / əˈləʊn; NAmE əˈloʊn/ adjective [ not before noun ] adverb 1. without any other people : I don't like …
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WELL — I. well 1 S1 W1 /wel/ BrE AmE adverb ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LET — I. let 1 S1 W1 /let/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle let , present participle letting …
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LEAVE — I. leave 1 S1 W1 /liːv/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle left /left/) [ Language: Old …
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ALONE — a ‧ lone S2 W1 /əˈləʊn $ əˈloʊn/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] , adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WELL — adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LET — v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAVE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALONE — adj. & adv. --predic.adj. 1 a without others present (they wanted to be alone; the tree stood alone). b without …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WELL — adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LET — v. & n. v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAVE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
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ALONE — adj. & adv. predic.adj. 1 a without others present (they wanted to be alone; the tree stood alone). b without …
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WELL — 1. adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1. in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the …
Oxford English vocab
LET — 1. v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1. tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid …
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LEAVE — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1. a tr. go away from; cease to remain in …
Oxford English vocab
ALONE — adj. & adv. --predic.adj. 1. a without others present (they wanted to be alone; the tree stood alone). b without …
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WELL — I. DISCOURSE USES /wel/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Well' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — ( lets, letting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'let' …
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LEAVE — ( leaves, leaving, left) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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ALONE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you are alone , you …
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LET — (~s, ~ting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form '~' is …
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ALONE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you are ~, you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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LET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES give/let out a laugh ▪ She gave a loud laugh. give/let out a shriek …
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LEAVE
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ALONE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES die alone ▪ He had a fear of dying alone. living alone ▪ I’m quite …
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LET — (SUGGEST) [verb] [T + object + infinitive without to; not in past tenses] letting, past let - used to express …
Cambridge English vocab
ALONE — (ONLY) [adjective] [after noun; not gradable] - only or without any othersShe alone must decide what to do (= no …
Cambridge English vocab
LET — Synonyms and related words : OK, accord, accredit, admit, allow, approve, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, assume, authorize, bareboat charter, be afraid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAVE — Synonyms and related words : AWOL, French leave, Godspeed, OK, abandon, abdicate, abrupt, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALONE — See: LET ALONE or LEAVE ALONE, LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE or LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
Slang English vocab
WELL — n. as well as well as ne'er do well well behaved well being well bred well conditioned well developed well …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LET — n. let down let off let on let out let up
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LET — See ↑ LEND 2, ↑ LET/ALLOW 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ allow sb to do sth/let sb do sth • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAVE — INDEX: to leave a place 1. to go away from a place 2. what you say when you are going …
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ALONE — • ↑ go it alone • ↑ leave sth alone • ↑ leave/let well alone
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ALONE — INDEX: 1. when there are no other people with you 2. when you do something without help from someone else …
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WELL — n. 25B6; adverb please behave well : SATISFACTORILY, nicely, correctly, properly, fittingly, suitably, appropriately. they get on well together : …
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LET — n. 25B6; verb let him sleep for now : ALLOW, permit, give permission to, give leave to, authorize, sanction, grant …
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