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Behind
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Meaning
Prep
●
At or to the back or far
side
of.
Concealed by (something
serving
as a
facade
or disguise).
In
the past
, from the
viewpoint
of.
●
Less forward or
advanced
than; after.
After in physical
progress
or distance.
After in
developmental
progress
,
score
,
grade
, etc.;
inferior
to.
After in time.
●
Responsible for, being the
creator
or
controller
of.
●
Underlying, being the
reason
for or
explanation
of.
●
In support of.
●
In American English:
Following,
subsequent
to;
as a result
or
consequence
of.
Adv
●
At or in the
rear
or back part of something.
●
In a
rearward
direction.
●
So
as to
come after
someone
or something
in
position
,
distance
,
advancement
,
ranking
, time, etc.
●
So
as to
be still
in place
after someone
or something
has
departed
or
ceased
to exist.
●
Backward
in time
or
order of succession
; past.
●
Behind the
scenes
in a
theatre
; backstage.
●
Not yet
brought forward
,
produced
, or
exhibited
to
view
;
out of sight
; remaining.
Adj
●
Not
advanced
to the required or
expected
degree
;
overdue
or in arrears.
●
Slow.
Noun
●
The
rear
, back-end.
●
In Buttocks:
The
buttocks
,
bottom
, butt.
●
In Australian rules football:
A one-point score.
●
In Baseball:
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).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
behind
English
behindan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
A-Back
Ahind
Behine
Backside
In Back Of
Antonyms
Ahead
Ahead Of
In Front Of
Related
Underneath
Inside
Beneath
Outside
Around
Above
Back
Under
Within
Over
Alone
In
Beside
Away
On
Near
After
Down
Against
Through
From
Towards
Bereft
Unmanaged
There
Alongside
Off
Undone
Tough
Out
Backward
Backstage
Backwards
Hands
Sideways
Along
Ahead
Alive
Impoverished
Next To
Rear End
Out Of
In Between
Far From
Back Door
High And Dry
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