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Definition leave behind in British English

leave behind phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to increase the distance by which you are ahead of someone or something

Example

The other climbers were fitter and more experienced and I was worried I'd get left behind.

Synonyms and related words
travel leave behind keep pace (with)
2

to improve or progress much faster than someone or something else

Synonyms and related words
progress get on with get ahead
3

to deliberately not think about something, especially an unpleasant experience, and not let it affect what you do in the future

Example

a young woman trying to leave behind a difficult adolescence

Synonyms and related words
forget blot out blank out
4

to not take someone or something with you when you go somewhere

Example

He had to leave his family behind in Chile.

Synonyms and related words
come drive walk
4.1

to forget to take someone or something with you

Example

It wasn't until she was halfway home that she realized that she'd left her purse behind.

Synonyms and related words
forget blot out blank out
Definition leave behind in British English