BEHIND

behind

(adjective) having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; “behind by two points”; “the 8th inning found the home team trailing”

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”

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”

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”

behind

(adverb) in or into an inferior position; “fell behind in his studies”; “their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers”

behind, slow

(adverb) of timepieces; “the clock is almost an hour slow”; “my watch is running behind”

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

(noun) 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?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Preposition

behind

At the back of; positioned with something else in front of.

To the back of.

After, time- or motion-wise.

responsible for

In support of.

Left a distance by, in progress or improvement; inferior to.

(non-standard, US, slang) As a result or consequence of

Synonyms

• (at the back of): in back of, to the rear of.

Antonyms

• in front of

Adverb

behind (comparative behinder or more behind, superlative behindest or most behind)

At the back part; in the rear.

Toward the back part or rear; backward.

Overdue, in arrears.

Slow; of a watch or clock.

existing afterwards

Backward in time or order of succession; past.

Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.

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

Noun

behind (plural behinds)

the rear, back-end

(informal) butt, the buttocks, bottom

(Australian rules football) A one-point score.

(baseball, slang, 1800s) The catcher.

In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).

Source: Wiktionary

Be*hind", prep. Etym: [AS. behindan; pref. be- + hindan. See Hind, a.]

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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", adv.

1. At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind." Milton.

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

3. 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.

4. Backward in time or order of succession; past. Forgetting those things which are behind. Phil. ii. 13.

5. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind. Leave not a rack behind. Shak.

Be*hind", n.

Definition: The backside; the rump. [Low]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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