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| 1. | [ pronoun ] preposition, to the rear of | |
| Synonyms: | abaft | |
| Examples: | "He went behind a bush." |
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| 2. | [ adverb ] in or to or toward the rear | |
| Examples: | "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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| 3. | [ adverb ] remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from | |
| Examples: | "when he died he left much unfinished work behind" "left a large family behind" "the children left their books behind" "he left the other cars far behind" |
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| 4. | [ noun ] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | |
| Synonyms: | seat ass bottom tail buttocks rear_end rump hindquarters fundament hind_end keister bum backside posterior prat stern buns rear tail_end tooshie tush can derriere fanny butt nates arse | |
| Examples: | "he deserves a good kick in the butt" "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
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| Related terms: | body_part torso | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] having the lower score or lagging position in a contest | |
| Synonyms: | trailing | |
| Examples: | "behind by two points" "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" |
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| Related terms: | down | |
| 6. | [ pronoun ] preposition, on the other side, temporally or spacially | |
| Synonyms: | after abaft | |
| Examples: | "He went behind the store." "After dawn the birds start to sing." "She went out after me." |
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| 7. | [ adverb ] of timepieces | |
| Synonyms: | slow | |
| Examples: | "the clock is almost an hour slow" "my watch is running behind" |
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| 8. | [ adverb ] in or into an inferior position | |
| Examples: | "fell behind in his studies" "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers" |
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| 9. | [ adverb ] in debt | |
| Synonyms: | in_arrears behindhand | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Similar spelling: |
bend Benda beyond benday Benito Benita |
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