leave behind

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, jemanden oder etwas zurückzulassen, wenn man weggeht, oder etwas als Folge oder Ergebnis zu hinterlassen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of departing without taking someone or something, or to cause something to remain as a result or consequence.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Abandon or forgetformal

   To not take something or someone with you when you go away.

   Zurücklassen oder vergessen

   • I accidentally left my keys behind at the office.
   • She left behind her old life when she moved to a new city.
   • They left behind their luggage at the hotel.

   Synonymeabandondesertditchdropforgetforsakejettisonleavemaroonstrand

   Antonymebringcarrykeepretaintake

2. Outpace or surpassinformal

   To move faster than someone or something, or to achieve more than them.

   Hinter sich lassen

   • The young athlete left behind all his competitors in the race.
   • Her innovative ideas left behind the old methods.
   • The company left behind its rivals with its new technology.

   Synonymebeatoutdooutpaceoutrunoutstripovertakesurpass

   Antonymefollowtrail

3. Cause to remainformal

   To cause something to remain as a result or consequence.

   hinterlassen

   • The storm left behind a trail of destruction.
   • His speech left behind a feeling of hope.
   • The war left behind deep scars in the community.

   Synonymedepositleaveproduceyield

   Antonymebringcarrytake

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