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Meaning of 'behind' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Behind [ a.]
- 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.
- Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.
- Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.
2 . Behind [ adv.]
- At the back part; in the rear.
- Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.
- Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
- After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.
3 . Behind [ n.]
- The backside; the rump.

Meaning of 'behind' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . behind [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example in sentence:
  • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?;
  • he deserves a good kick in the butt
2 . behind [ r]
Meaning (2):
- in debt
Example in sentence:
  • a company that has been run behindhand for years;
  • a month behind in the rent;
  • he fell behind with his mortgage payments;
  • in arrears with their utility bills
Meaning (3):
- in or into an inferior position
Example in sentence:
  • fell behind in his studies;
  • their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers
Meaning (4):
- in or to or toward the rear
Example in sentence:
  • he followed behind;
  • seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front;
  • the final runners were far behind
Meaning (5):
- remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
Example in sentence:
  • he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind;
  • left a large family behind;
  • the children left their books behind;
  • when he died he left much unfinished work behind
Meaning (6):
- of timepieces
Example in sentence:
  • my watch is running behind;
  • the clock is almost an hour slow
7 . behind [ s]
Meaning (7):
- having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
Example in sentence:
  • behind by two points;
  • the 8th inning found the home team trailing

Nearby Words:

behalf behappen behave behaved behaving behavior behead beheadal beheaded beheading

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