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leave behind

/ leave behind /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
depart and not take along
"He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"
Kinds of:
outdistance outstrip distance
Verb group:
leave
Entails:
leave go forth go away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
be survived by after one''s death
"He left six children"
"At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
Kinds of:
widow
Verb group:
bequeath will leave
Entails:
die decease perish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
refrain forbear
Kinds of:
let
Verb group:
leave
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
3
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outdistance outstrip distance widow refrain forbear let