Learn English – What does “where” mean in “Where does Brexit leave Britain?”

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I cannot understand the meaning of this sentence.

Where does Brexit leave Britain?

According to Wikipedia, Brexit (like its early variant Brixit), a portmanteau of "Britain" and "exit", is the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.

In this case, it stands,

Where does the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union leave Britain?

This makes no sense at all!

Best Answer

You seem to have misunderstood the meaning of to leave. It means:

to cause or allow to be or remain in a specified condition

Therefore, the sentence could be understood as meaning:

Where (In what position, good/bad/awkward/terrible, etc) does Brexit (what you described in the question) leave (cause to be or remain) Britain (object of to leave)?

[Merriam-Webster]

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