What does Behind mean?

Definitions for Behind
bɪˈhaɪndbe·hind

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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, assadjective

    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. behind(p)adverb

    having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

    "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

  3. behindadverb

    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. behindadverb

    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. behind, slowadverb

    of timepieces

    "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

  6. behindadverb

    in or into an inferior position

    "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"

  7. behind, behindhand, in arrearsadverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. behindnoun

    the rear, back-end

  2. behindnoun

    bottom, downside

  3. behindnoun

    butt, the buttocks

  4. behindnoun

    A 1 point score.

    1880: A roar from ten thousand throats go up,For we've kicked another behind. uE000125107uE001 "The Opening Ball" in Comic Australian Verse, ed. G. Lehmann, 1975. Quoted in G. A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, second edition, 1985, Sydney University Press, ISBN 0-424-00113-6.

  5. behindnoun

    an 1800s baseball term meaning the catcher

  6. behindadverb

    At the back part; in the rear.

  7. behindadverb

    Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.

  8. behindadverb

    Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

  9. behindadverb

    Backward in time or order of succession; past.

  10. behindadverb

    After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.

  11. behindpreposition

    at the back of

  12. behindpreposition

    to the back of

  13. behindpreposition

    after, time- or motion-wise

  14. behindpreposition

    responsible for

  15. behindpreposition

    in support of

    The republicans are fully behind their candidate.

  16. Etymology: From behindan.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Behindadverb

    We cannot be sure, that we have all the particulars before us; and that there is no evidence behind, and yet unseen, which may cast the probability on the other side. John Locke.

  2. Behindprep.

    Etymology: hindan, Saxon.

    Acomates hasted with two hundred harquebusiers, which he had caused his horsemen to take behind them upon their horses. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

    She came in the press behind, and touched. Mark, v. 27.

    The Benjamites looked behind them. Judges, xx. 40.

    Her husband went with her, weeping behind her. 2 Sam. iii. 16.

    He left behind him, myself, and a sister, both born in one hour. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

    Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them. John Tillotson.

    What he gave me to publish, was but a small part of what he left behind him. Alexander Pope, Letters.

    Such is the swiftness of your mind,
    That, like the earth’s, it leaves our sense behind. Dryden.

    After the overthrow of this first house of God, a second was erected; but with so great odds, that they wept, which beheld how much this latter came behind it. Richard Hooker, b. 5. § 1.

    From light retir’d, behind his daughter’s bed,
    He, for approaching sleep, compos’d his head. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Behind

    Behind is name of a 2008 Electronica/Dance single from the Italian Alternative/Electronica group Flanders. The group co-wrote and co-produced the track with producer/remixer Vincenzo Callea, which is their follow up to their 2007 debut single "By Your Side." In the United States, it is by date their best known single, where it spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart, including a 2-week stay at number one in December 2008. Behind was remixed by ATB for his 2009 album Future Memories. His version was the 3rd single released from that album.

ChatGPT

  1. behind

    Behind generally refers to the position or location that is at the back or rear of an object, person, or place. It can also be used figuratively to mean being in an inferior position or having less progress or success compared to others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Behindadjective

    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. Behindadjective

    left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death

  3. Behindadjective

    left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement

  4. Behindadverb

    at the back part; in the rear

  5. Behindadverb

    toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind

  6. Behindadverb

    not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining

  7. Behindadverb

    backward in time or order of succession; past

  8. Behindadverb

    after the departure of another; as, to stay behind

  9. Behindnoun

    the backside; the rump

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Behind

    be-hīnd′, prep. at the back of (place, or as support): remaining after or coming after (time, rank, order): inferior to, or not so far advanced as.—adv. at the back, in the rear: backward: past.—adj. or adv. Behind′hand, being behind: tardy, or in arrears of debt, &c.: clandestine. [A.S. behindan; Ger. hinten. See Hind.]

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Behind' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #451

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Behind' in Written Corpus Frequency: #684

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Behind' in Adverbs Frequency: #227

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Behind in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Behind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Behind in a Sentence

  1. Cata Santiago:

    We’re done speaking to the Democrats behind closed doors and trusting them.

  2. Mary McCarthy:

    Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field, this product of human activity requires still more labor, incessant, tireless labor, to maintain its identity as a work of man.

  3. Claire Williams:

    All of us at Williams have been immensely impressed at what he has achieved, and it is a great credit to his strength of character and tenacity to return to Formula One, during this season his commitment to the team and the work he has put in behind the scenes has been unwavering, and he has become an established and much respected member of the Williams team.

  4. William Paul:

    I call it paradoxical, to put it gently, that the pope said that, when he lives behind walls that are about 40 feet high and 40 feet across, that comment hurt his credibility with my parishioners.

  5. The National:

    Arctic air settling in behind the boundary will make for a chilly end to the work week.

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