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Definition of Leave behind
1. Verb. Depart and not take along. "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"
Related verbs: Leave
Entails: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Distance, Outdistance, Outstrip
Entails: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Distance, Outdistance, Outstrip
2. Verb. Be survived by after one's death. "Sam cannot leave behind Sue "; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
Exact synonyms: Leave
Entails: Buy The Farm, Cash In One's Chips, Choke, Conk, Croak, Decease, Die, Drop Dead, Exit, Expire, Give-up The Ghost, Go, Kick The Bucket, Pass, Pass Away, Perish, Pop Off, Snuff It
Specialized synonyms: Widow
Related verbs: Bequeath, Leave, Will
Entails: Buy The Farm, Cash In One's Chips, Choke, Conk, Croak, Decease, Die, Drop Dead, Exit, Expire, Give-up The Ghost, Go, Kick The Bucket, Pass, Pass Away, Perish, Pop Off, Snuff It
Specialized synonyms: Widow
Related verbs: Bequeath, Leave, Will
3. Verb. Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking. "Leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
Exact synonyms: Leave, Leave Alone
Specialized synonyms: Let
Generic synonyms: Forbear, Refrain
Related verbs: Leave
Specialized synonyms: Let
Generic synonyms: Forbear, Refrain
Related verbs: Leave
Definition of Leave behind
1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To abandon. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To forget about. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To not live longer than; to be survived by. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To leave a trace of something. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To outdo; to progress faster than someone or something else. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To pass. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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