Definitions for behind
bɪˈhaɪndbe·hind

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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, ass(adj)

   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. behind(adverb)

   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. behind(adverb)

   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, slow(adverb)

   of timepieces

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

6. behind(adverb)

   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 arrears(adverb)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. behind(Noun)

   the rear, back-end

   Etymology: From behindan.

2. behind(Noun)

   bottom, downside

   Etymology: From behindan.

3. behind(Noun)

   butt, the buttocks

   Etymology: From behindan.

4. behind(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From behindan.

5. behind(Noun)

   an 1800s baseball term meaning the catcher

   Etymology: From behindan.

6. behind(Adverb)

   At the back part; in the rear.

   Etymology: From behindan.

7. behind(Adverb)

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

   Etymology: From behindan.

8. behind(Adverb)

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

   Etymology: From behindan.

9. behind(Adverb)

   Backward in time or order of succession; past.

   Etymology: From behindan.

10. behind(Adverb)

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

    Etymology: From behindan.

11. behind(Preposition)

    at the back of

    Etymology: From behindan.

12. behind(Preposition)

    to the back of

    Etymology: From behindan.

13. behind(Preposition)

    after, time- or motion-wise

    Etymology: From behindan.

14. behind(Preposition)

    responsible for

    Etymology: From behindan.

15. behind(Preposition)

    in support of

    The republicans are fully behind their candidate.

    Etymology: From behindan.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Behind(adj)

   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. Behind(adj)

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

3. Behind(adj)

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

4. Behind(adverb)

   at the back part; in the rear

5. Behind(adverb)

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

6. Behind(adverb)

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

7. Behind(adverb)

   backward in time or order of succession; past

8. Behind(adverb)

   after the departure of another; as, to stay behind

9. Behind(noun)

   the backside; the rump

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. George Pataki:

   Stay behind the rope while you do it ... I'm kidding.

2. Steve Babbitt:

   The group just finished teeing off on hole # 7 and were walking down the fairway, they were aware of a goose nest on their left which they were looking at but not bothering when from behind them and to the right came the guard goose( protecting the nest).

3. The Witcher:

   As a lifelong fan of fantasy, I am beyond excited to tell the story' The Witcher : Blood Origin.' A question has been burning in my mind ever since I first read The Witcher books -- What was the Elven world really like before the cataclysmic arrival of the humans ? i've always been fascinated by the rise and fall of civilizations, how science, discovery, and culture flourish right before that fall. How vast swathes of knowledge are lost forever in such a short time, often compounded by colonization and a rewriting of history. Leaving only fragments of a civilization's true story behind.

4. Elisabeth Moss:

   I think if you are going to commit that time, you do want to make sure you're going to have some creative say, and you know, as a woman in this business, I so admire other women who have taken that step themselves and taken some ownership of their career and gotten either behind the camera or gotten involved as a producer. Those are the women I look up to.

5. Sinai Phase:

   It will embolden junta leader Prayuth to think he has millions of Thais behind him and it will extend military control not for one or two years but 20 years.

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