behind

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English behindan

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪˈhaɪnd/, SAMPA: /bI"haInd/
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• Hyphenation: be‧hind

[edit] Preposition

behind

1. at the back of
2. to the back of
3. after, time- or motion-wise
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     About the center, and a good way behind the rest, Silver and I followed - I tethered by my rope...

4. responsible for
5. in support of

   The republicans are fully behind their candidate.

[edit] Synonyms

• in back of
• to the rear of

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[edit] Adverb

behind (comparative more behind, superlative most behind)

1. At the back part; in the rear.
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.
4. Backward in time or order of succession; past.
5. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.

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[edit] Noun

behind (plural behinds)

1. the rear, back-end
2. bottom, downside
3. butt, the buttocks
4. (Australian rules football) A 1 point score.

   1880: A roar from ten thousand throats go up,
   For we've kicked another behind.
   — "The Opening Ball" in Comic Australian Verse, ed. G. Lehmann, 1975. Quoted in G. A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, second edition, 1985, Sydney University Press, ISBN 0-424-00113-6.

5. (baseball) (slang) an 1800s baseball term meaning the catcher

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[edit] Related terms

• hind

[edit] External links

• behind in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• behind in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911