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behind

/ behind /
adverb/noun

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
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"
adverb Sense 2
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 fa"
adverb Sense 3
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"
adverb Sense 4
in or into an inferior position
"fell behind in his studies"
"their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
adverb Sense 5
of timepieces
"the clock is almost an hour slow"
"my watch is running behind"
noun Sense 6
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"
"are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
Type of:
body part
Has parts:
torso trunk body
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
4
Times Searched
1
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