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leave behind
leave behind vb (tr) 1. (adverb) to forget or neglect to bring or take2. to cause to remain as a result or sign of something: the storm left a trail of damage behind. 3. to pass: once the wind came up, we soon left the land behind us. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | leave behind - depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"leave behind, leave - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"outdistance, outstrip, distance - go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" | | 2. | leave behind - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"leavewidow - cause to be without a spouse; "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia"leave behind - depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" | | 3. | leave behind - leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"leave alone, leavelet - leave unchanged; "let it be"refrain, forbear - resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"leave - have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" |
Translationsolvidardejar atrásabbandonaredimenticarelasciarsi alle spalleleave behind
leave (someone or something) behind1. To depart (from some place) without bringing someone or something. We decided to leave the kids behind when we go to Paris this spring so we can have a bit of time to ourselves. I can't believe I left my passport behind! I hope they still let me on the plane.2. To abandon or forsake someone or something. I can't believe he left his family behind to pursue a career in acting. I left behind teaching to focus on writing my novel.See also: behind, leaveleave someone or something behindto fail or forget to bring someone or something along. John was sick, so we had to leave him behind. Oh, I left my money behind.See also: behind, leaveleave behindv.1. To depart from some place, especially in order to begin a new stage of a journey: We left Paris behind and went on to Warsaw.2. To abandon, neglect, or forego someone or something: I can't believe you would leave behind your whole family. We boarded the plane to Tahiti and left all our troubles behind. The teacher was afraid that the younger students were getting left behind.3. To have someone or something remaining after one's death: When she died, she left behind two young children. Many of the soldiers who died in the war left families behind. The actor left behind a legacy when he died.4. To depart or disappear, leaving something as a result: When the glacier receded, it left behind many small lakes.5. To surpass someone or something: This new product will leave the competition behind.See also: behind, leaveleave behind
Related to leave behind: Left BehindSynonyms for leave behindverb depart and not take alongRelated Words- leave behind
- leave
- outdistance
- outstrip
- distance
verb be survived by after one's deathSynonymsRelated Words- widow
- leave behind
- bequeath
- will
- leave
verb leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from takingSynonymsRelated Words |