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Leave behind

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To abandon. idiomatic, transitive

    "We left behind our luggage at the hotel."

  2. 2
    leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking wordnet
  3. 3
    To forget about. idiomatic, transitive

    "We (accidentally) left behind our bags at the airport."

  4. 4
    be survived by after one's death wordnet
  5. 5
    To not live longer than; to be survived by. idiomatic, transitive

    "Mrs Johnston died at thirty, and left behind three young daughters."

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  1. 6
    depart and not take along wordnet
  2. 7
    To leave (a trace of something). idiomatic, transitive

    "The wound I got in my car accident left behind a massive scar."

  3. 8
    To outdo; to progress faster than (someone or something else). idiomatic, transitive

    "This product leaves behind all its competitors in the market."

  4. 9
    To pass. transitive

    "As soon as we made our way onto the highway, we left the skyscrapers behind us."

  5. 10
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, behind.

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