Behind

/bɪˈhaɪnd/ · preposition

Meaning

At or to the back or far side of..

Definitions by Sense

1. At or to the back or far side of.
2. Less forward or advanced than; after.
3. Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
4. Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
5. In support of.
6. (sometimes regarded as nonstandard, US, informal) Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of; because of.
7. At or in the rear or back part of something.
8. In a rearward direction.

Example Sentences

The children were hiding behind the wall.

Behind the garage needs clearing asap.

The sun went behind the clouds.

Look behind you!

I hide behind you in hide and seek.

But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. […]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…], and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge, little dreaming that the deadly tube was levelled at them.

Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.

Who is behind these terrorist attacks?

Synonyms for behind

Antonyms for behind

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Word Forms

• ahind
• behine
• more behind
• behinder
• most behind
• behindest
• behinds

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