liegen lassen

== German == === Verb === liegen lassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt liegen, past tense ließ liegen, past participle liegen lassen or liegen gelassen, auxiliary haben) (literally) to leave behind (figurative) alternative form of liegenlassen ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling liegen lassen has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). The spelling liegen lassen has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “liegen lassen” in Duden online