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Preposition: behind bi'hInd- Further back than; at the back of; at the far side of
"behind the door"; "look behind you" - Coming after
- following
Adverb: behind bi'hInd- 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" - 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" - Of timepieces
"my watch is running behind"
- slow - In or into an inferior position
"fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers" - In debt
"he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"
- behindhand, in arrears
Noun: behind bi'hInd- The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- buttocks, nates, butt, backside, bum, buns [N. Amer], can [N. Amer], fundament, hindquarters, hind end, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush [N. Amer], bottom, derriere, heinie [US], derrière
Adjective: behind bi'hInd- Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
"behind by two points"
Derived forms: behinds See also: down Type of: body part Part of: body, torso, trunk Encyclopedia: Behind |