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View synonyms for leave behind

leave behind

verb

  1. (adverb) to forget or neglect to bring or take

  2. to cause to remain as a result or sign of something

    the storm left a trail of damage behind

  3. to pass

    once the wind came up, we soon left the land behind us

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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His family said on Tuesday that the singer was leaving behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music" and asked fans to celebrate “the gift of song that he has left for the world”.

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"We might be telling this story on screen but at the end of the day we go home to our family and friends and leave behind what the characters are going through," said Halsall.

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Some dolphins and whales are discovered already dead, leaving behind a haunting mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades: what drives these intelligent creatures to beach themselves in the first place?

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What makes coccolithophores stand out from other plankton is both their role in the global carbon cycle and the unique record they leave behind.

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After 5–10 of these “growth cycles,” the remaining hydrogel is removed through heating, leaving behind a dense metal or ceramic object that precisely matches the shape of the original printed gel.

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