behind Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
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adjective satellite having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
- behind by two points
- the 8th inning found the home team trailing
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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
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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
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adverb of timepieces
slow.
- the clock is almost an hour slow
- my watch is running behind
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adverb in or into an inferior position
- fell behind in his studies
- their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers
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adverb in debt
in arrears; behindhand.
- 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
WordNet
Be*hind" preposition
Etymology
AS.Definitions
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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.A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood. Bp. Hall.
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Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death. A small part of what he left behind him. Pope.
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Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement. I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 2 Cor. xi. 5.
Be*hind" adverb
Definitions
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At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind." Milton. -
Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look .behind -
Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining. We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind. Locke.
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Backward in time or order of succession; past. Forgetting those things which are behind. Phil. ii. 13.
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After the departure of another; as, to stay behind .Leave not a rack behind. Shak.
Be*hind" noun
Definitions
The backside; the rump. Low