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be·hind
(bĭ-hīnd′)adv.
1. In, to, or toward the rear: We walked behind.
2. In a place or condition that has been passed or left: I left my gloves behind.
3. In arrears; late: I fell behind in my payments.
4. Below the standard level; in or into an inferior position: Don't fall behind in class.
5. Slow: My watch is running behind.
6. Archaic Yet to come or in reserve: "the expectation of some new possession, or of some enjoyment yet behind" (Samuel Johnson).
prep.
1. At the back of or in the rear of: He sat behind her.
2. On the farther side or other side of; beyond: The broom is behind the door.
3. In a place or time that has been passed or left by: Their worries are behind them.
4.
a. Later than: The plane was behind schedule.
b. Used to indicate deficiency in performance: behind us in technological development.
5.
a. Hidden or concealed by: hatred hidden behind a bland smile.
b. In the background of; underlying: Behind your every action is self-interest.
6. In a position or attitude of support: The leaders have the army behind them.
7. In pursuit of: The police were hard behind the escapees.
n.
Informal The buttocks.
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behind
(bɪˈhaɪnd)prep
1. in or to a position further back than; at the rear of; at the back of
2. in the past in relation to: I've got the exams behind me now.
3. late according to; not keeping up with: running behind schedule.
4. concerning the circumstances surrounding: the reasons behind his departure.
5. backing or supporting: I'm right behind you in your application.
adv
6. in or to a position further back; following
7. remaining after someone's departure: he left it behind.
8. in debt; in arrears: to fall behind with payments.
adj
(postpositive) in a position further back; retarded: the man behind prodded me.
n
9. (Anatomy) informal the buttocks
10. (Australian Rules Football) 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)
[Old English behindan]
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be•hind
(bɪˈhaɪnd)prep.
1. at or toward the rear of: behind the house.
2. later than; after: behind schedule.
3. in the state of making less progress than: fell behind the competition.
4. on the farther side of; beyond: behind the mountain.
5. in a role of originating or supporting: Who's behind this program?
6. hidden or not revealed by: Malice lay behind her smile.
7. as a cause or latent feature of: Fear lay behind their anger.
8. at the controls of: behind the wheel of a car.
adv. 9. at or toward the rear.
10. in a place or stage already passed.
11. in arrears: to be behind in one's rent.
12. slow; late: We're running an hour behind.
13. in a situation existing afterward: left behind a large family.
14. Archaic. in reserve; to come.
adj. 15. following: the one behind.
n. 16. Informal. the buttocks.
[before 900; Middle English behinde(n), Old English behindan]
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behind
1. used as a preposition
If you are behind something, you are at the back of it.
They parked the motorcycle behind some bushes.
Just behind the cottage there was a shed.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'of' after behind. Don't say, for example, 'They parked the motorcycle behind of some bushes'.
If a project is behind schedule, it is completed later than planned or expected.
The project is several months behind schedule.
2. used as an adverb
Behind can also be an adverb.
The other police officers followed behind.
Several customers have fallen behind with their payments.
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| Noun | 1. |  behind - 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?"arse, ass, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Adj. | 1. |  behind - having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" |
| Adv. | 1. |  behind - 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" |
| 2. | behind - 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" | |
| 3. |  behind - of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" | |
| 4. |  behind - in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers" | |
| 5. |  behind - 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" |
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behind
preposition
1. at the rear of, at the back of, on the other side of, on the far side of, at the heels of They were parked behind the truck.
2. after, following, in the wake of, on the heels of, to the rear of Keith wandered along behind him.
3. supporting, for, backing, on the side of, in agreement with He had the state's judicial power behind him.
4. causing, responsible for, the cause of, initiating, at the bottom of, to blame for, instigating I'd like to know who was behind this plot
5. less advanced than, slower than, inferior to, weaker than Food production is behind population growth
6. later than, after The work is 22 weeks behind schedule
adverb
1. the back, the rear She was attacked from behind
2. after, next, following, afterwards, subsequently, in the wake (of) The troopers followed behind
after in front of, prior to, in the presence of, earlier than, in advance of
after in front of, prior to, in the presence of, earlier than, in advance of
3. behind schedule, delayed, running late, behind time The accounts are more than three months behind.
behind schedule earlier, sooner, ahead, previously, in advance, formerly
behind schedule earlier, sooner, ahead, previously, in advance, formerly
4. overdue, in debt, in arrears, behindhand They were falling behind with their mortgage payments.
noun
put something behind you put something in the past, put something down to experience, pay no heed to something, regard something as water under the bridge Maureen put the nightmare behind her.
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behind
adverb1. Not on time:
2. So as to fall behind schedule:
Idiom: behind time.
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Spanish / Español
behind
[bɪˈhaɪnd]When behind is an element in a phrasal verb, eg fall behind, stay behind, look up the verb.
A. PREP
1. (= to the rear of) → detrás de
behind the door → detrás de la puerta
look behind you! → ¡cuidado atrás!
with his hands behind his back → las manos en la espalda
behind the door → detrás de la puerta
look behind you! → ¡cuidado atrás!
with his hands behind his back → las manos en la espalda
3. (= less advanced than) Hill is nine points behind Schumacher → Hill tiene nueve puntos menos que Schumacher
we're well behind them in technology → nos dejan muy atrás or estamos muy a la zaga de ellos en tecnología
we're well behind them in technology → nos dejan muy atrás or estamos muy a la zaga de ellos en tecnología
5. (= in the past of) it's all behind us now → todo eso ha quedado ya atrás
B. ADV
1. (= in or at the rear) → detrás, atrás
to come from behind → venir desde atrás
to follow close behind → seguir muy de cerca
to attack sb from behind → atacar a algn por la espalda
to leave sth behind → olvidar algo
to come from behind → venir desde atrás
to follow close behind → seguir muy de cerca
to attack sb from behind → atacar a algn por la espalda
to leave sth behind → olvidar algo
C. N → trasero m
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behind
(biˈhaind) preposition1. at or towards the back of. behind the door.detrás de
2. remaining after. The tourists left their litter behind them.tras
3. in support. We're right behind him on this point.con
adverb1. at the back. following behind.detrás
noun the buttocks. a smack on the behind.trasero
behind someone's back without someone's knowledge or permission. He sometimes bullies his sister behind his mother's back. a espaldas de
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behind
→ detrás , detrás de , traseroMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
behind
adv., prep., detrás, trás, atrás, hacia atrás.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- I've been left behind → Se han ido sin mí
- We're slightly behind schedule (US)
We are slightly behind schedule (UK) → Llevamos el trabajo ligeramente atrasado
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behind
adj atrasado; Is he behind in school?..¿Está atrasado en sus estudios?; n (fam, buttocks) nalgas, trasero (fam); prep detrás deEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.