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Definitions for Behind

[1] at or toward the rear of: Look behind the house.
[2] not keeping up with, later than; after: behind schedule.
[3] in the state of making less progress than: We can't afford to fall behind our competitors.
[4] on the farther side of; beyond: behind the mountain.
[5] originating, supporting, or promoting: Who's behind this program?
[6] hidden or unrevealed by: Malice lay behind her smile.
[7] at the controls of: behind the wheel of a car.
[8] at or toward the rear; rearward: to lag behind.
[9] in a place, state, or stage already passed.
[10] in arrears; behindhand: to be behind in one's rent.
[11] slow, as a watch or clock: more than 20 minutes behind.
[12] as a cause or often latent feature of: Behind their harassment lay the traditional fear of foreigners.
[13] in a situation that exists afterward: The victim left behind a large family.
[14] Archaic . in reserve; to come: Greater support is yet behind.
[15] following: the man behind.
[16] Informal . the buttocks.
[17] in or to a position further back than; at the rear of; at the back of
[18] in the past in relation to I've got the exams behind me now
[19] late according to; not keeping up with running behind schedule
[20] concerning the circumstances surrounding the reasons behind his departure
[21] backing or supporting I'm right behind you in your application
[22] in or to a position further back; following
[23] remaining after someone's departure he left it behind
[24] in debt; in arrears to fall behind with payments
[25] (postpositive) in a position further back; retarded the man behind prodded me
[26] informal the buttocks
[27] Australian rules football a score of one point made by kicking the ball over the behind line between a goalpost and one of the smaller outer posts (behind posts )

Words related to Behind

trailing, laggard, slow, behindhand, bottom, backside, posterior, seat, tail, tush, can, fundament, rump, fanny, rear, breech, causing, backing, supporting, abaft

Words nearby Behind

beheld, behemoth, behenic, behenic acid, behest, behind, behind bars, behind closed doors, behind in, behind someone's back, behind the eight ball

Origin of Behind

before 900; Middle English behinde(n ), Old English behindan; for adv. suffix -an cf. before. See be-, hind1

Word origin for Behind

Old English behindan

Synonyms for Behind

trailing, abaft, after, afterwards, at the heels of, at the rear of, back of, bringing up the rear, eating the dust, in the background, in the wake, later than, next, off the pace, subsequently