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Leave behind

To abandon.

📖 Definitions of "Leave behind"

verb
  1. 1

    To abandon.

    "How could you leave me behind like that?"

  2. 2

    To forget about.

    "We (accidentally) left behind our bags at the airport."

  3. 3

    To not live longer than; to be survived by.

    "Mrs Johnston died at thirty, and left behind three young daughters."

  4. 4

    To leave (a trace of something).

    "The wound I got in my car accident left behind a massive scar."

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