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Let alone Common

Let alone has 4 different meanings across 3 categories:

Verb · Adverb · Conj

Definitions
Verb
1

leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

"leave it as is"

"leave the young fawn alone"

"leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

2

To leave alone, let be; to stop bothering.

Adverb
1

much less

"she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"

Conj
1

Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone.

Example Sentences
"leave it as is" verb
"leave the young fawn alone" verb
"leave the flowers that you see in the park behind" verb
"she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal" adverb
See Also
say nothing of never mind let be leave alone not to mention fortiori much less
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
refrain
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
let
Rhyming Words
one done wone lone mone fone none zone pone cone hone rone sone jone ione yone tone gone bone prone
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