leave behind

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to depart without taking something or someone along

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   leave behind someone/something / leave someone/something behind

   Usage: The omitted person or item is the object. Put a pronoun before behind: leave it behind; leave her behind.

   He left behind a pile of empty boxes when he moved.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   He left behind a pile of empty boxes when he moved.

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