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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“Is it the same as what we remember? Is it something that we wanna leave behind, or is it just, like, a ruin?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
"It is about what we set out in the very first episode, which is your legacy and what you leave behind," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
But this change also gives the U.S. an opportunity to leave behind the national-security problems of decades past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Motherhood became a way to leave behind a childhood steeped in sadness.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
In addition, hunter-gatherers frequently shift camp and leave behind their own piles of feces with accumulated microbes and worm larvae.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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