behind

Meaning

Prep

1. At or to the back or far side of.
2. At or to the back or far side of.
3. At or to the back or far side of.
4. Less forward or advanced than; after.
5. Less forward or advanced than; after.
6. Less forward or advanced than; after.
7. Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
8. Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
9. In support of.
10. (informal) Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of.

Adv

1. At or in the rear or back part of something.
2. In a rearward direction.
3. So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
4. So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
5. Backward in time or order of succession; past.
6. Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
7. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

Adj

1. Not advanced to the required or expected degree; overdue or in arrears.
2. Slow.

Noun

1. The rear, back-end.
2. (informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.
3. A one-point score.
4. (slang) 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).

Hyphenated as

be‧hind

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈhaɪnd/

Etymology

From Middle English behinde, behinden, from Old English behindan (“on the back side of, behind”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihindan, *bihindini (“on the back side of, in the rear of, behind”), from Proto-West Germanic *bi- + *hindō (“the hind side, back part”), equivalent to be- + hind. Compare Old Saxon bihindan (“behind”, adverb), Middle High German behinter (“behind; back”).

Sentences

There are white stains above and behind each eye and behind each ear .

The S . W . A . T . entry team used an optical wand to observe the proceedings behind the door .

It was the second-highest grossing picture of the year , only behind " Going My Way ".