Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To abandon (someone or something).

Examples

7 sentences

  1. Tom bailed on us just when we needed him most.

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  2. Don't you dare bail on me.

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  3. Are you bailing on me?

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  4. He bailed on me at the last minute.

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  5. He bailed on us just when we needed him.

    ruОн покинул нас именно тогда, когда мы в нём нуждались.

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Origin

Ellipsis of bail out on.

Ellipsis of bail out on.

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Forms

bails on, bailing on, bailed on, bailed on
Base formbail on · to bail on
3rd person singularbails on
Present participlebailing on
Past simplebailed on
Past participlebailed on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybail on
he, she, itbails on

Past simpleLesson

all personsbailed on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bailed on
he, she, ithas bailed on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bail on

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
baguettebahbailbailoutbait
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