What does behind mean?

Definitions for behind
bɪˈhaɪndbe·hind

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word behind.

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

How to pronounce behind?

How to say behind in sign language?

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. Glenn Youngkin:

    They're most concerned about inflation. They're most concerned about the fact that they're seeing this silent thief that was let loose by the Biden administration steal their hard-earned money, tucked up right behind [inflation] is education, and the future for their children, and their confidence that their schools are going to work with them, not shut them out.

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    We ought to be trying to unify, he ought to be trying to unify the party behind him, most of us are committed to supporting him and trying to bring the party together, and I think he needs to play his role on all of that as well.

  3. Ashton Carter:

    It takes, as is frequently noted, a network to fight a network. This is going to be our network for fighting ISIL on a regional and, indeed, a global basis, that's the reality -- the recognition of that (is) behind the concept of linking together American counterterrorism and military nodes in the region and around the world so that they operate more smoothly together, so that they can focus on this network wherever it is.

  4. Richmond AD John Hardt:

    The joy that I saw behind those masks on players’ faces and then in their eyes and coaches, the spring in their step being able to do what they love and they enjoy so much, I think it was a real, real valuable experience.

  5. Mike DeWine:

    Reasonable people may disagree about a lot, but we can all agree that we must keep our children in the classroom so they don't fall behind and so their parents can go to work and not take time off to watch their kids at home.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

behind#1#1531#10000

Translations for behind

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for behind »

Translation

Find a translation for the behind definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"behind." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/behind>.

Discuss these behind definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for behind? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
    A blistering
    B busy
    C plush
    D greedy

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for behind: