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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
be·hind       [bi-hahynd] Pronunciation Key
–preposition
1.at or toward the rear of: Look behind the house.
2.not keeping up with, later than; after: behind schedule.
3.in the state of making less progress than: We can't afford to fall behind our competitors.
4.on the farther side of; beyond: behind the mountain.
5.originating, supporting, or promoting: Who's behind this program?
6.hidden or unrevealed by: Malice lay behind her smile.
7.at the controls of: behind the wheel of a car.
–adverb
8.at or toward the rear; rearward: to lag behind.
9.in a place, state, or stage already passed.
10.in arrears; behindhand: to be behind in one's rent.
11.slow, as a watch or clock: more than 20 minutes behind.
12.as a cause or often latent feature of: Behind their harassment lay the traditional fear of foreigners.
13.in a situation that exists afterward: The victim left behind a large family.
14.Archaic. in reserve; to come: Greater support is yet behind.
–adjective
15.following: the man behind.
–noun
16.Informal. the buttocks.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME behinde(n), OE behindan; for adv. suffix -an cf. before. See be-, hind1]

—Synonyms 1, 2. Behind, after both refer to a position following something else. Behind applies primarily to position in space, and suggests that one person or thing is at the back of another; it may also refer to (a fixed) time: He stood behind the chair. You are behind the appointed time. After applies primarily to time; when it denotes position in space, it is not used with precision, and refers usually to bodies in motion: Rest after a hard day's work. They entered the room, one after another.
—Usage note See back1.
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be·hind       (bĭ-hīnd')  Pronunciation Key 
adv.  
  1. In, to, or toward the rear: We walked behind.
  2. In a place or condition that has been passed or left: I left my gloves behind.
  3. In arrears; late: I fell behind in my payments.
  4. Below the standard level; in or into an inferior position: Don't fall behind in class.
  5. Slow: My watch is running behind.
  6. Archaic Yet to come.

prep.  
  1. At the back of or in the rear of: He sat behind her.
  2. On the farther side or other side of; beyond: The broom is behind the door.
  3. In a place or time that has been passed or left by: Their worries are behind them.
    1. Later than: The plane was behind schedule.
    2. Used to indicate deficiency in performance: behind us in technological development.
    3. Hidden or concealed by: hatred hidden behind a bland smile.
    4. In the background of; underlying: Behind your every action is self-interest.
    1. Hidden or concealed by: hatred hidden behind a bland smile.
    2. In the background of; underlying: Behind your every action is self-interest.
  6. In a position or attitude of support: The leaders have the army behind them.
  7. In pursuit of: The police were hard behind the escapees.

n.   Informal The buttocks.


[Middle English bihinde, from Old English behindan; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
behind 
O.E. behindan, from bi "by" + hindan "from behind" (see hind). Euphemistic meaning "backside of a person" is from 1786. Phrase behind the times is from 1905.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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behind

adjective
1. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" 

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"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind" 
3. of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" 
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"; "in arrears with their utility bills" 

noun
1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks] 

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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

behind

In addition to the idioms beginning with behind, also see come from behind; drop behind; fall behind; get behind; power behind the throne; put behind one; wet behind the ears; with one arm tied behind one's back.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Behind

Be*hind"\, prep. [AS. behindan; pref. be- + hindan. See Hind, a.]

1. On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill.

A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood. --Bp. Hall.

2. Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.

A small part of what he left behind him. --Pope.

3. Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.

I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. --2 Cor. xi. 5.

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Behind

Be*hind"\, adv. 1. At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind." --Milton.

2. Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.

3. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind. --Locke.

4. Backward in time or order of succession; past.

Forgetting those things which are behind. --Phil. ii. 13.

5. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.

Leave not a rack behind. --Shak.

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Behind

Be*hind"\, n. The backside; the rump. [Low]

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