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. 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.

2. James Grover Thurber:

   But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something more real and warmly personal than bodily presence, an ineffable and eternal thing. It is everlasting life touching us as something more than a vague, recondite concept. The sound of a great name dies like an echo the splendor of fame fades into nothing but the grace of a fine spirit pervades the places through which it has passed, like the haunting loveliness of mignonette.

3. John Allston:

   The only thing you take with you when you're gone is what you leave behind.

4. 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.

5. Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo:

   There is a lot I want to say but I will leave behind a void with the belief that the truth will one day surely be told.