- leave behind
- verb1. depart and not take along (Freq. 5)-
He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe
• Hyponyms: ↑outdistance, ↑outstrip, ↑distance• Verb Group: ↑leave• Verb Frames:-Something ——s
-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody
-Something ——s something
2. 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
• Syn: ↑leave, ↑leave alone• Hyponyms: ↑let• Verb Group: ↑leave• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody
-Something ——s somebody
-Something ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody PP
-Somebody ——s something PP
3. be survived by after one's death-He left six children
-At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats
• Syn: ↑leave• Hyponyms: ↑widow• Entailment:↑die, ↑decease, ↑perish, ↑go, ↑exit, ↑pass away, ↑expire, ↑pass, ↑kick the bucket, ↑cash in one's chips, ↑buy the farm, ↑conk, ↑give-up the ghost, ↑drop dead, ↑pop off, ↑choke, ↑croak, ↑snuff it• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
Useful english dictionary. 2012.