'leave behind' definitions:
Definition of 'leave behind'
(from WordNet)
verb
Depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"
verb
Be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" [syn: leave, leave behind]
verb
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, leave behind]
Synonyms of 'leave behind'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- back out,
- beg off,
- bereave,
- catch up with,
- come up to,
- come up with,
- cry off,
- depart from,
- discard,
- distance,
- drop out,
- evacuate,
- forsake,
- gain on,
- gain upon,
- get ahead of,
- go back on,
- hold the field,
- jettison,
- jilt,
- lap,
- leave,
- leave flat,
- leave over,
- leave standing,
- maroon,
- orphan,
- outdistance,
- outpace,
- outrun,
- outsail,
- outstrip,
- overhaul,
- overpass,
- overtake,
- pass,
- pull out,
- quit,
- quit cold,
- renege,
- say goodbye to,
- shoot ahead of,
- stand down,
- steal a march,
- surpass,
- take leave of,
- throw over,
- vacate,
- widow,
- withdraw