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leave be·hind

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. leave behindverb

    depart and not take along

    "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

  2. leave, leave behindverb

    be survived by after one's death

    "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

  3. leave, leave alone, leave behindverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. leave behindverb

    To abandon.

  2. leave behindverb

    To forget about.

  3. leave behindverb

    To not live longer than; to be survived by.

  4. leave behindverb

    To leave a trace of something.

  5. leave behindverb

    To outdo; to progress faster than someone or something else.

  6. leave behindverb

    To pass.

Wikipedia

  1. leave behind

    Blindsided is the second studio album by the band Axium, and the first to be released with a label. It features David Cook (vocals, guitar); Bobby Kerr (drums); Jerron Nichols (bass); Tom Basile (bass); and Jeff Shrout (guitar); with guest vocals on ‘Hold’ by Andy Skib (Midwest Kings (MWK)) and Mikey J (Mad Verb, New Science). The album was produced by Paul Johnson, Tom Basile, and Axium; recorded at “In The Can Mobile Studios” by Paul Johnson; and mixed and mastered by Tom Basile at Holy Toledo.

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  1. leave behind

    Leave behind refers to the act of going away from or departing a certain place, person, or thing and not taking them with you or forgetting them. It can also mean to give or bequeath something, typically as a result of one's death. Furthermore, it can refer to surpassing or outdoing someone or something in terms of progress, development or achievement.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of leave behind in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of leave behind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of leave behind in a Sentence

  1. Carl Jung:

    The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and their conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

  2. Michelle Vo:

    I get that the old design is cool. It's kind of quintessential 1980s, and it's like an old friend we don't want to leave behind, but it's OK to have a new friend, too.

  3. Walter Lippmann:

    The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

  4. Director Brian Oakes:

    There were a lot of things I was reading in the press and sensationalistic headlines and seeing the image of James Foley being used for different kinds of motivations, I felt uncomfortable with, you get very protective of your loved ones and friends and family with stories and legacies they leave behind.

  5. Edward Bulwer-Lytton:

    Know thyself," said the old philosopher, "improve thyself," saith the new. Our great object in time is not to waste our passions and gifts on the things external that we must leave behind, but that we cultivate within us all that we can carry into the eternal progress beyond.


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