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leave behind

verb
  1. To abandon.

    "How could you leave me behind like that?"

  2. To forget about.

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

  3. To not live longer than; to be survived by.

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

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