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

2. behind(Noun)

   bottom, downside

3. behind(Noun)

   butt, the buttocks

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.

5. behind(Noun)

   an 1800s baseball term meaning the catcher

6. behind(Adverb)

   At the back part; in the rear.

7. behind(Adverb)

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

8. behind(Adverb)

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

9. behind(Adverb)

   Backward in time or order of succession; past.

10. behind(Adverb)

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

11. behind(Preposition)

    at the back of

12. behind(Preposition)

    to the back of

13. behind(Preposition)

    after, time- or motion-wise

14. behind(Preposition)

    responsible for

15. behind(Preposition)

    in support of

    The republicans are fully behind their candidate.

Origin: 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

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. President Barack Obama:

   I am so far behind.

2. Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici:

   Grexit is behind us.

3. Teacher Ducoroy:

   No kid is left behind.

4. The AIF:

   That nightmare is behind us.

5. Harry Houck:

   I'm 100% behind this officer.

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