im Zweifel lassen

to leave in doubt

Türkçe: şüphede bırakmak

Noun

Zweifel m.

Verb

lassen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Chef lässt seine Mitarbeiter über den Termin im Zweifel.

How it is used

Neutral. Means 'to leave in doubt' – causing ambiguity. Use when someone's vague statement creates confusion. Common mistake: learners confuse with 'im Zweifel sein' (being in doubt).

Other verbs that go with Zweifel

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• außer Zweifel sein / stehento be beyond doubt
• etw. in Zweifel ziehento call something into doubt
• im Zweifel sein über+Akk.to be in doubt about
• Zweifel habento have doubts
• Zweifel hegento harbor doubts

All collocations with Zweifel

Other collocations built on lassen

• etw. außer Acht lassento disregard/ignore something
• etw. außer Betracht lassento leave something out of consideration
• jdm. keine Chance lassento leave someone no opportunity, often due to superiority
• jdn. in Ruhe lassento leave someone alone / in peace
• etw. vom Stapel lassenlaunch a ship
• eine Tür offen lassento leave an option open