LEAVE BEHIND – Phrasal Verb
What is the Meaning of
LEAVE BEHIND?
leave behind someone/something
leave someone/something behind
Definition:
make progress much more quickly than someone else
go to a new place without someone, or something
Examples:
1. He is a faster cyclist than his friend, so he quickly left him behind.
2. Do you ever feel like you are being left behind?
Tip: This Phrasal Verb is often used in the passive voice. Passive voice changes the focus of a sentence from the Subject to the Verb (the action). Using passive voice makes it sound like you are not blaming the Subject for leaving the Object.
Can you hear the difference in meaning?
Active voice: He left her behind.
Passive voice: She was left behind.
present – | LEAVE BEHIND |
present participle – | LEAVING BEHIND |
past – | LEFT BEHIND |
past participle – | LEFT BEHIND |