What is the meaning of behind?

noun

adjective

  • Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest.
    • usage: "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

adverb

  • In or to or toward the rear.
    • usage: "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"
  • Remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from.
    • usage: "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"
  • Of timepieces.
    • usage: "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
  • In or into an inferior position.
    • usage: "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
  • In debt.
    • usage: "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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APAWordNet. (2010). Behind. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/behind/definitions/1169125
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HarvardWordNet 2010, Behind, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/behind/definitions/1169125>.
MLAWordNet. "Behind" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/behind/definitions/1169125>
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