Synonyms for leave behind
leave be·hind

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1. leave behindverb

   depart and not take along

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

   Synonyms:
   leave alone, leave

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"

   Synonyms:
   lead, provide, leave alone, exit, go away, give, will, leave, get out, result, pull up stakes, go out, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, go forth, allow, impart, allow for

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"

   Synonyms:
   lead, provide, leave alone, exit, go away, give, will, leave, get out, result, pull up stakes, go out, entrust, pass on, depart, forget, bequeath, go forth, allow, impart, allow for

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1. Vanna Bonta:

   Our lives are fictions, a work we leave behind, signed.

2. 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.

3. Johann von Goethe:

   Rest not Life is sweeping by go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.

4. Kevin Kiley:

   This used to be the state where anyone could get ahead. Now it’s the state that many can’t wait to leave behind, and our soaring housing costs are central to that.

5. Anatole France:

   All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves we must die to one life before we can enter another.