- behind
- behind [bē hīnd′, bihīnd′]adv.[ME bihinden < OE behindan: see BE- & HIND1]1. in or to the rear or back [to walk behind, to look behind]2. at an earlier time; in the past [my joy lies behind]3. in a former place, condition, etc. [the girl he left behind]4. in or into a retarded state [to drop behind in one's studies]5. in or into arrears [to fall behind in one's dues]6. slow in time; late [the train was running behind]7. Archaic in reserve; yet to comeprep.1. remaining after [the dead leave their wealth behind them]2.a) in the rear of; in back of [he sat behind me]b) following at the rear of3. inferior to in position, achievement, etc.4. later than; delayed with respect to [to be behind schedule]5. on the other or farther side of; beyond [behind the hill]6. gone by or ended for; out of the attention or concern of [his apprenticeship was behind him]7.a) supporting [fans solidly behind their team]b) prompting or instigating [the mastermind behind the plot]8.a) hidden by; not yet revealed about [there's something behind this news]b) in the circumstances surrounding or antecedent toadj.that follows, as in a line [the person behind]n.Informal the buttocks
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.