A: When you leave metal out in the rain, it gets rusty.
What does “leave” mean in this sentence?
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A: When you leave metal out in the rain, it gets rusty.
What does “leave” mean in this sentence?
Thank you
You don’t take it inside. You don’t take it to a place where it is protected from rain so that it is exposed to water.
If metal is left out in the rain, it will rust.
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What another word can be used instead of it with the same meaning?
I don’t think there is one single word you can replace ‘leave’ with but that you would have to reword the whole sentence:
When you expose metal to the rain, it will rust.
Thank you so much, Torsten
When [ ferrous ] metal remains out in the rain, it gets rusty.
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