leave behind
Britishverb
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(adverb) to forget or neglect to bring or take
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to cause to remain as a result or sign of something
the storm left a trail of damage behind
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to pass
once the wind came up, we soon left the land behind us
Example Sentences
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The only questions now are who’s going to get on them and what forms of transport investors will they leave behind in order to ride the new AI wave.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
As boomers exit the workforce, they will leave behind a gap in the number of physicians and care providers, the report added.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
And the traditions that have spent the longest time thinking about them are precisely the ones that our secular age spent the last century trying to leave behind.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Depending on conditions, the collapse can leave behind either a neutron star or a black hole.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
All clues to let Axel know it is time to leave his home, to leave behind this mess.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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