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. Ron Wyden:

   Three years after that report was submitted, the intelligence community is still lagging behind and has failed to adopt even the most basic cybersecurity technologies in widespread use elsewhere in the federal government.

2. Lucy Flores:

   Very unexpectedly and out of nowhere, I feel Joe Biden put Joe Biden hands on my shoulders, get up very close to me from behind, lean in, smell my hair and then plant a slow kiss on the top of my head.

3. Ben Cavender:

   Both Kering and LVMH have been able to invest very heavily into store renovations, visual merchandising, and digital strategy in China which has made it easier for Both Kering and LVMH to generate mainland China sales, prada was behind the curve.

4. Bonnie Wright:

   I'm really interested in acting but I think I still want to get to high school to study off a degree. I think maybe something involving art because I'm really interested in the film industry now, from being in it. Maybe something artwise in the film, behind the camera, not so much in front of it. Maybe more in costume or set design and things like that.

5. James Lynch:

   The release of Mohammed al-Ajami is long overdue good news, it is absurd that he had to spend more than four years behind bars, when his poetry was simply the peaceful expression of his conscientiously held beliefs.

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