BEHIND
\bɪhˈa͡ɪnd], \bɪhˈaɪnd], \b_ɪ_h_ˈaɪ_n_d]\
Definitions of BEHIND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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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"
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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"
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in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
By Princeton University
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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"
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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"
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in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.
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Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.
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At the back part; in the rear.
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Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.
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Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
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After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.
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The backside; the rump.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.
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Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.
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At the back part; in the rear.
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Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.
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Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
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After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.
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The backside; the rump.
By Noah Webster.
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At the back of; on the other side of; remaining after; inferior to.
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At the back; in the rear; toward the back; out of sight; past in point of time; in arrears.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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In, toward, or at the rear; backward; in reserve; behindhand.
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At the back of; on the other side of; inferior to.
By James Champlin Fernald
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prep. [Anglo-Saxon] On the back of; on the other side of;—left after;—left at a distance by, in progress of improvement.
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adv. At the back part; in the rear;—toward the back part;—not yet brought forward to view; remaining;—backward in time or order; past.
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At the back of another; on the back part; towards the back; following another; remaining after the departure of something else; remaining after the death of those to whom it belonged; at a distance from something going before; inferiour to another.
By Thomas Sheridan
