leave behind

English

Etymology

leave +‎ behind

Verb

leave behind (third-person singular simple present leaves behind, present participle leaving behind, simple past and past participle left behind)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave,‎ behind.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) To abandon.

   We left behind our luggage at the hotel.

   How could you leave me behind like that?

3. (transitive, idiomatic) To forget about.

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

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

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

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

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

   Unfortunately, this cleaning product leaves behind a noticeable residue.

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

   This product leaves behind all its competitors in the market.

7. (transitive) To pass.

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

Translations

abandon

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 遺棄／遗弃 (zh) (yíqì), 遗弃 (zh) (yíqì)

• Danish: efterlade
• Dutch: achterlaten (nl)
• Esperanto: postlasi
• Finnish: jättää (fi)
• French: abandonner (fr)
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• German: hinterlassen (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: καταλείπω (kataleípō)

• Latin: relinquō, dēserō (la)
• Russian: оставля́ть (ru) impf (ostavljátʹ), оста́вить (ru) pf (ostávitʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: ostaviti (sh)
• Swedish: lämna (sv)

forget about

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 忘記／忘记 (zh) (wàngjì), 忘记 (zh) (wàngjì)

• Finnish: unohtaa (fi)
• Lao: ລືມ (lư̄m)
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• Russian: забыва́ть (ru) impf (zabyvátʹ), забы́ть (ru) pf (zabýtʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: zaboraviti (sh), ostaviti (sh)
• Thai: ลืม (th) (lʉʉm)

not live longer than

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 留下 (zh) (liúxià)

• Finnish: jättää jälkeensä
• Norwegian: legge igjen
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• Russian: оставля́ть (ru) impf (ostavljátʹ), оста́вить (ru) pf (ostávitʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: ostaviti iza sebe
• Swedish: lämna efter sig

leave a trace

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 留下 (zh) (liúxià)

• Finnish: jättää (fi), jättää jälki
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• Norwegian: legge igjen
• Russian: оставля́ть (ru) impf (ostavljátʹ), оста́вить (ru) pf (ostávitʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: ostaviti (sh)

outdo

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 超過／超过 (zh) (chāoguò), 超过 (zh) (chāoguò), 勝過／胜过 (zh) (shèngguò), 胜过 (zh) (shèngguò)

• Finnish: jättää taakseen
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• Russian: превосходи́ть (ru) impf (prevosxodítʹ), превзойти́ (ru) pf (prevzojtí)
• Serbo-Croatian: preteći (sh), ostaviti iza sebe, prevazići (sh)

pass

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 超過／超过 (zh) (chāoguò), 超过 (zh) (chāoguò)

• Finnish: jättää taakseen
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• Russian: проходи́ть (ru) impf (proxodítʹ), пройти́ (ru) pf (projtí)
• Serbo-Croatian: ostaviti (sh)