# leave behind

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To abandon.
2. To forget about.
3. To not live longer than; to be survived by.
4. To leave (a trace of something).
5. To outdo; to progress faster than (someone or something else).
6. To pass.
7. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, behind.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leave-behind