English Explanatory Dictionary

behind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. At or to the back or far side of.
  2. Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
  3. In the past, from the viewpoint of.
  4. Less forward or advanced than; after.
  5. After in physical progress or distance.
  6. After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
  7. After in time.
  8. Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
  9. Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
  10. In support of.
  11. Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of; because of.
adv
  1. At or in the rear or back part of something.
  2. In a rearward direction.
  3. So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
  4. So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
  5. Backward in time or order of succession; past.
  6. Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
  7. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
adj
  1. Not advanced to the required or expected degree; overdue or in arrears.
  2. Slow.
noun
  1. The rear, back-end.
  2. The buttocks, bottom, butt.
  3. Synonym of ass (“synecdochic: a person or their body”).
  4. A one-point score.
  5. The catcher.
  6. 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).

Pronunciation

/bɪˈhaɪnd/ /bəˈhaɪnd/ /beˈhəɪn/ /beˈhoɪn/ /beˈhaɪn/ en-us-behind.ogg En-uk-behind.ogg /ˈbiːˌhaɪnd/

Word forms

behind ahind behine more behind behinder most behind behindest behinds

Etymology

From Middle English behinde, behinden, from Old English behindan (“on the back side of, behind”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihindan, *bihindini (“on the back side of, in the rear of, behind”), from Proto-West Germanic *bi- + *hindō (“the hind side, back part”), equivalent to be- + hind. Compare Old Saxon bihindan (“behind”, adverb), Middle High German behinter (“behind; back”).

Synonyms

in back of to the rear of a-back ass

Antonyms

in front of ahead of

Related words

hind hiney

Derived words

behind center behinded behind every successful man there stands a woman behind its time behindness behind post behind someone's back behind the 8-ball behind the curtain behind the curve behind the ear behind the eight ball behind the eightball behind-the-scenes behind the times behind the wire behind time dry behind the ears green behind the ears hidebehind jump up behind nut behind the bolt power behind the throne put behind one rally behind therebehind throw oneself behind throw one's weight behind walk behind wet-behind-the-ears with one arm tied behind one's back with one hand tied behind one's back writebehind behind bars behind closed doors behindhand behind in the count behind somebody's back behind the arc behind the bit behind the counter behind the eight-ball behind the scenes behind the wheel caught behind come from behind drop behind fall behind get behind get thee behind me leave behind rushed behind stay behind wet behind the ears

Translations

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