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		AnIdiotOnTheNet on Oct 3, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Auto-Antonyms covered already by "left", its past-tense form

thaumasiotes on Oct 3, 2019 | [–]

Not really an autoantonym, as the syntax of the sentence will only ever permit one or the other. ("Left" [remaining] is passive, while "left" [went away] is intransitive and therefore cannot be passive.)

meuk on Oct 3, 2019 | [–]

That was an oversight from my side ;)

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