behind

Meaning of behind

noun
  1. The rear, back-end
  2. Butt, the buttocks, bottom
  3. A one-point score.
  4. (1800s) The catcher.
  5. 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).
adverb
  1. At the back part; in the rear.
  2. Toward the back part or rear; backward.
    to look behind
  3. Overdue, in arrears.
    I'm two weeks behind in my schedule.
  4. Slow; of a watch or clock.
    My watch is four minutes behind.
  5. Existing afterwards
    He left behind a legacy of death and sorrow.
  6. Backward in time or order of succession; past.
  7. Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
  8. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
preposition
  1. At the back of; positioned with something else in front of.
    The car is behind the wall.
  2. To the back of.
  3. After, time- or motion-wise.
  4. Responsible for
    Who is behind these terrorist attacks?
  5. In support of.
    The republicans are fully behind their candidate.
  6. Left a distance by, in progress or improvement; inferior to.
    I'm ranked sixth in the French class, behind five other pupils.
  7. As a result or consequence of

Information about behind

  • The plural form of behind is: behinds.
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Hyphenation of behind

be-hind

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • behind is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

behind synonyms

Meaning buttocks:

buttocks, nates, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rump, stern, seat, tail, tooshie, tush, bottom, fanny, ass

Meaning slow:

slow

Meaning behindhand:

behindhand

Translation of behind

Words that rhyme with behind

Hind, hind, ahind

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