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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Evidence from recent large fires, Fulweber said, "may be indicative of these fires burning hotter, consuming more fuel and leaving behind less charcoal."
From Science Daily
Kayda and David Johnson, both 77, moved there from San Diego in 2021, eager to leave behind California taxes and wildfires and attracted to the lifestyle in Naples and Moorings Park’s focus on “successful aging.”
He died of a heart attack at 37, leaving behind pieces on pop culture that also functioned as penetrating social critique.
It was proof, yet again, that elderly parents leave behind financial disharmony, despite their best intentions.
From MarketWatch
Not one that would leave behind a decades-long legacy of nuclear poisoning.
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