leave someone on read
To read someone's instant message without giving a response, particularly on a…To read someone's instant message(s) without giving a response, particularly on a platform that lets one see whether a message has been viewed.
» I told him I was tired hoping he would leave, but he just can't read between the lines.
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1 senses(Internet)To read someone's instant message(s) without giving a response, particularly on a platform that lets one see whether a message has been viewed.
My boyfriend left me on read yesterday after I asked him to send me a picture of his dog, which made me very angry!
Examples
1 sentencesI told him I was tired hoping he would leave, but he just can't read between the lines.
Translations
4 languagesForms
leaves someone on read, leaving someone on read, left someone on read, left someone on read| Base form | leave someone on read · to leave someone on read |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | leaves someone on read |
| Present participle | leaving someone on read |
| Past simple | left someone on read |
| Past participle | left someone on read |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.