leave behind
Language: en
Globalneutral
- To depart from a place and not take someone or something with one; to abandon physically or temporarily.
- To fail to bring along or to forget to take someone or something when leaving.
Globalformalneutral
- To leave as an inheritance, legacy, or lasting effect after one's death or departure; to bequeath or hand down.
- To cause something (such as an impression, memory, or material trace) to remain after one has gone.
Globalliteraryneutral
- To cease to carry or maintain (an aspect of one's life), often implying emotional or social separation from former attachments.
- To surpass or move beyond something figuratively, leaving it in the past.
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