1
[ verb ] to depart and forget, or neglect to bring or take along: She wept thinking she'd been left behind.

Used in print

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

The air took_on a special strength now that they 'd left the fecund warmth of the farmland behind .

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

I felt superior to the neighborhood friends I was leaving_behind , felt older than my years , and was full of compliments for myself as I headed into the subway that was carrying its packs of passengers out of_that dull borough and into the unstable , tantalizing excitement of Manhattan .

Related terms

leave outdistance leave leave

2
[ verb ] be survived by after one's death

Synonyms

leave

Examples

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

Used in print

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

That other Jew , a young_man too , had left that greatcoat behind , in a rich house , and marched away .

3
[ verb ] leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

Synonyms

leave leave_alone

Examples

"leave it as is" "leave the young fawn alone" "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

4
[ verb ] be survived by after one's death

Synonyms

leave

Examples

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

Related terms

widow leave bequeath die

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