English Dictionary

leave behind

verb

(transitive, idiomatic) To abandon. / (transitive, idiomatic) To forget about. / (transitive, idiomatic) To not live longer than; to be survived by.

Don't leave your belongings behind when you leave the hotel.

意味（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To abandon.

We left behind our luggage at the hotel.

意味（2）

(transitive, idiomatic) To forget about.

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

意味（3）

(transitive, idiomatic) To not live longer than; to be survived by.

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

意味（4）

(transitive, idiomatic) To leave (a trace of something).

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

意味（5）

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

This product leaves behind all its competitors in the market.

意味（6）

(transitive) To pass.

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

意味（7）

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