Behind Definition
bĭ-hīnd
behinds
adverb
In, to, or toward the rear.
We walked behind.
American Heritage
In or to the rear or back.
To walk behind, to look behind.
Webster's New World
In a place or condition that has been passed or left.
I left my gloves behind.
American Heritage
At an earlier time; in the past.
My joy lies behind.
Webster's New World
In arrears; late.
I fell behind in my payments.
American Heritage
preposition
At the back of or in the rear of.
He sat behind her.
American Heritage
Remaining after.
The dead leave their wealth behind them.
Webster's New World
On the farther side or other side of; beyond.
The broom is behind the door.
American Heritage
In the rear of; in back of.
He sat behind me.
Webster's New World
In a place or time that has been passed or left by.
Their worries are behind them.
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noun
behinds
The buttocks.
Webster's New World
The rear, back-end.
Wiktionary
(Australian rules football) A one-point score.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Behind
Noun
Singular:
behind
Plural:
behindsOrigin of Behind
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Middle English bihinde from Old English behindan ko- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English behindan.
From Wiktionary
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