behind
(noun, adjective, adverb, preposition)
adjective
1. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
- behind by two points
Similar word(s): down
adverb
1. 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. 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
3. of timepieces
- my watch is running behind
Similar word(s): slow
4. in or into an inferior position
- fell behind in his studies
- their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers
5. in debt
- he fell behind with his mortgage payments
- a month behind in the rent
- a company that has been run behindhand for years
Similar word(s): behindhand
Sentences with behind as an adverb:
- to look behind
- My employer is two paychecks behind on paying my salary.
- I'm two weeks behind in my schedule.
- My watch is four minutes behind.
- He left behind a legacy of death and sorrow.
- He stayed behind after the war.
noun
1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Similar word(s): backside, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rump, seat, stern, tail, tush
Definition categories: body
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.
5. In support of.
- The party is 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.