Definition of "leave behind" []

• To abandon. (verb)
• To forget about. (verb)
• To not live longer than; to be survived by. (verb)
• To leave a trace of something. (verb)
• To outdo; to progress faster than someone or something else. (verb)

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• "This process will ultimately simplify your life as it enables you to leave behind the merry-go-round of problem-causing choices most people are dependent on."
• "I observed but two points in planning my departure -- speed, secrecy: to secure these, I had to leave behind me everything I possessed except a small parcel; which, in my hurry and trouble of mind, I forgot to take out of the coach that brought me to Whitcross."