Definitions for behind
bɪˈhaɪndbe·hind

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Behindadverb

   1. Out of sight; not yet produced to view; remaining.

   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. Most of the former senses may become adverbial, by suppressing the accusative case; as, I left my money behind, or behind me.

2. Behindprep.

   Etymology: hindan, Saxon.

   1. At the back of another.

   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.

   2. On the back part; not before.

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

   3. Towards the back.

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

   4. Following another.

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

   5. Remaining after the departure of something else.

   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.

   6. Remaining after the death of those to whom it belonged.

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

   7. At a distance from something going before.

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

   8. Inferiour to another; having the posteriour place with regard to excellence.

   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.

   9. On the other side of something.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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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. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   Behind every purpose, there’s a reason, behind every reason, there’s a story, behind every story, there’s a dance... ready to set in motion

2. Leo C. Rosten:

   A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood. The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others.

3. Director Erin Buckmaster:

   Since the video — now viewed more than 12 million times — started circulating, donations began to pour in for the shelter’s dogs, and even cats, from those who wanted to help. The shelter’s director told Fox 18 KLJBit all started when they put Buster Brown, Buster Brown, in a chair while guarding the front desk during the day. We have Buster Brown behind the desk and Buster Brown behind the desk kept sitting in our chairs with us and there wasn't room, we really thought the chair was too big behind the desk but Buster Brown behind the desk's loved it.

4. Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch:

   I think the opportunity for pricing is good and it is certainly our intention in the UK to do that (raise prices), we want to do that behind innovation, behind improved service, behind improved content.

5. Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch:

   We want to do that behind innovation, behind improved service, behind improved content.

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