Dejaban (en. They left)

/deˈxaβan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Allowing someone or something to move away or withdraw.

Parents allowed their children to play in the street.

Los padres dejaban a sus hijos jugar en la calle.

Not preventing someone from performing an action.

They always let their friends into the house.

Siempre dejaban que sus amigos entraran a la casa.

To abandon or neglect something.

They put off responsibilities until tomorrow.

Ellos dejaban las responsabilidades para mañana.

The verb 'dejar' comes from the Latin 'dejacere', which means 'to let fall'.

to let oneself go

Allowing things to happen without resistance.

dejarse llevar

to stand someone up

Not showing up to an appointment or commitment.

dejar plantado

leave

Allowing something to happen or not intervening.

dejar

left

That has been abandoned or neglected.

dejado

To leave someone on read

When you don't respond to a message, you leave the person on read.

Cuando no respondes un mensaje, dejas en visto a la persona.

To let something drop

He tried to let the bottle drop, but he couldn't do it.

Quiso dejar caer la botella, pero no lo logró.