Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leave behind

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables
leave be-hind
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To abandon.

Transitive verb

verb

To forget about.

Transitive verb

verb

To not live longer than; to be survived by.

Transitive verb

verb

To leave (a trace of something).

Transitive verb

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To pass.

Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, behind.

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What does leave behind mean?
To abandon.

How to pronounce leave behind

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