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Definition of 'behind' behind. (bɪhaɪnd ) adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1+. If you stay behind, you remain in a place after other people have gone. [...] See full entry for 'behind' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Definition of 'left' left. (left ) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1.
to leave a place without taking someone or something with you: We left in a hurry and I must have left my keys behind. He was forced to leave the country, leaving behind his wife and children. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Departing. abandon ship. abandonment. absquatulate. backward. move. p.o.q. peel away/off. piss off. pull out.
To have someone or something remaining after one's death: When she died, she left behind two young children. Many of the soldiers who died in the war left families behind. The actor left behind a legacy when he died.
If a person, country, or organization is left behind, they remain at a lower level than others because they are not as quick at understanding things or developing. We're going to be left behind by the rest of the world.
Definition of leave behind phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. depart and not take along. “He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe”. synonyms: leave. be survived by after one's death. see more. verb. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking.
Meaning of Phrasal Verb leave behind. to deliberately not think about something, especially an unpleasant experience, and not let it affect what you do in the future. to forget to take someone or something with you. to improve or progress much faster than someone or something else.
Leave behind definition: to forget or neglect to bring or take. See examples of LEAVE BEHIND used in a sentence.
to cause a situation to exist, especially a bad one, after you have gone: The army left a trail of destruction behind them. to be more succesful than someone you are competing with: Three years later, the company had left all its close rivals far behind.
1. ( adverb) to forget or neglect to bring or take. 2. to cause to remain as a result or sign of something: the storm left a trail of damage behind. 3. to pass: once the wind came up, we soon left the land behind us.
