leave behind
verb
Simple meaning
Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
leevbihhyndSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlivbɪˈhaɪnd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
transitiveidiomatic
To leave (a trace of something).
transitiveidiomatic
To abandon.
transitiveidiomatic
To not live longer than; to be survived by.
transitiveidiomatic
To forget about.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, behind.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
Used this way, leave behind is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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