Search results for 'behind':

behind prep 1 at or towards the back or the far side of something or someone • hiding behind the hedge. 2 later or slower than something; after in time • behind schedule. 3 supporting • We're all behind you. 4 in the past with respect to someone or something • Those problems are all behind me now. 5 not as far advanced as someone or something • Technologically, they are behind the Japanese. 6 being the cause or precursor of something • reasons behind the decision. adverb 1 in or to the back or far side of something or someone. 2 remaining; in a place, etc that is or was being left or departed from • Wait behind after class • I left something behind. 3 following • drove off, with the dog running behind. 4 in or into arrears • fell behind with the rent. adj 1 not up to date; late • behind with the payments. 2 not having progressed enough • I got behind with my work. noun 1 colloq the part of the body a person sits on; the buttocks. 2 in Australian Rules football: a kick that scores one point, usually one in which the ball passes between a goal post and a behind post. behind someone's back without their knowledge or permission. behind time late. behind the times out of date; old-fashioned. put something behind one to try to forget (something unpleasant).
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon behindan.