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 Definitions of BEHIND  [ɪˈhaɪnd]  

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Definition of 'BEHIND' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (prep.) behind
at or toward the rear of:
behind the house.

2.  behind
later than; after:
behind schedule.

3.  behind
in the state of making less progress than:
fell behind the competition.

4.  behind
on the farther side of; beyond:
behind the mountain.

5.  behind
in a role of originating or supporting:
Who's behind this program?

6.  behind
hidden or not revealed by:
Malice lay behind her smile.

7.  behind
as a cause or latent feature of:
Fear lay behind their anger.

8.  behind
at the controls of:
behind the wheel of a car.

9. (adv.) behind
at or toward the rear.

10.  behind
in a place or stage already passed.

11.  behind
in arrears:
to be behind in one's rent.

12.  behind
slow; late:
We're running an hour behind.

13.  behind
in a situation existing afterward:
left behind a large family.

14.  behind
Archaic. in reserve; to come.

15. (adj.) behind
following:
the one behind.

16. (n.) behind
Informal. the buttocks.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME behinde(n), OE behindan)

Definition of 'BEHIND' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

2. (adverb) behind(p)
having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
"behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

3. (adverb) behind
in or to or toward the rear
"he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"

4. (adverb) behind
remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
"when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"

5. (adverb) behind, slow
of timepieces
"the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

6. (adverb) behind
in or into an inferior position
"fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"

7. (adverb) behind, behindhand, in arrears
in debt
"he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"


Definition of 'BEHIND' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (preposition) behind
≠ in front of
I found it behind the sofa.

2.  behind
right behind
directly behind
the car right behind me

3.  behind
progressing more slowly, or being less advanced
students who are behind the rest of the class; two points behind the other team

4.  behind
behind schedule
progressing more slowly than expected
two months behind schedule

5.  behind
responsible for sth
the person behind the idea

6.  behind
supporting and encouraging
We're behind you, whatever you decide.

7.  behind
behind sb's back
when sb is not there to hear
He's been criticizing me behind my back.

8.  behind
behind the times
not modern
an education system that is behind the times

9. (adverb) behind
≠ in front
to walk along behind; They hit me from behind.

10.  behind
where sth was previously
Mary left the camera behind.

11.  behind
late or slow in making progress
I'm behind with my rent.; kids falling behind in school


Definition of 'BEHIND' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) BEHIND
on the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill

2. (adj) BEHIND
left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death

3. (adj) BEHIND
left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement

4. (adverb) BEHIND
at the back part; in the rear

5. (adverb) BEHIND
toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind

6. (adverb) BEHIND
not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining

7. (adverb) BEHIND
backward in time or order of succession; past

8. (adverb) BEHIND
after the departure of another; as, to stay behind

9. (noun) BEHIND
the backside; the rump


Translation of 'BEHIND' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: at or towards the back of
behind the door.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: agter Arabic flag Arabic: خَلْف، وَراء Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: зад
Brazilian flag Brazilian: atrás de Czech flag Czech: za German flag German: hinter
Danish flag Danish: bag; bag på Greek flag Greek: πίσω από Spanish flag Spanish: detrás de
Estonian flag Estonian: taga, taha Farsi flag Farsi: در پشت؛ در عقب Finnish flag Finnish: takana
French flag French: derrière Hebrew flag Hebrew: מֵאֲחוֹרֵי Hindi flag Hindi: के पीछे
Croatian flag Croatian: iza Hungarian flag Hungarian: mögött, mögé Indonesian flag Indonesian: di belakang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fyrir aftan,á bak við Italian flag Italian: dietro Japanese flag Japanese: ~のうしろに
Korean flag Korean: ...의 뒤(쪽)에 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian:  Latvian flag Latvian: aiz
Malay flag Malay: belakang Dutch flag Dutch: achter Norwegian flag Norwegian: bak, bakpå
Polish flag Polish: za Persian flag Persian: در پشت؛ در عقب Pashto flag Pashto: تر شا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: atrás de Romanian flag Romanian: în spatele Russian flag Russian: за, сзади, позади
Slovak flag Slovak: za Slovenian flag Slovenian: za Serbian flag Serbian: iza
Swedish flag Swedish: bakom Thai flag Thai: ข้างหลัง Turkish flag Turkish: arkasına arkasında
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 在...之後 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: ззаду, за Urdu flag Urdu: پیچھے
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đằng sau Chinese flag Chinese: 在...之后

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