leave behind
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leave behind verb
- To abandon.“How could you leave me behind like that?”
- To forget about.“We (accidentally) left behind our bags at the airport.”
- To not live longer than; to be survived by.“Mrs Johnston died at thirty, and left behind three young daughters.”
- To leave (a trace of something).“The wound I got in my car accident left behind a massive scar.”
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