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
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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.
American Heritage
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noun
behinds
The buttocks.
Webster's New World

The rear, back-end.

Wiktionary
Wiktionary
Wiktionary
(Australian rules football) A one-point score.
Wiktionary
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adjective
That follows, as in a line.
The person behind.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Behind

Noun

Singular:
behind
Plural:
behinds

Origin of Behind

  • 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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