behind

be·hind  (b-hnd)

adv.

1. In, to, or toward the rear: We walked behind.

2. In a place or condition that has been passed or left: I left my gloves behind.

3. In arrears; late: I fell behind in my payments.

4. Below the standard level; in or into an inferior position: Don't fall behind in class.

5. Slow: My watch is running behind.

6. Archaic Yet to come.

prep.

1. At the back of or in the rear of: He sat behind her.

2. On the farther side or other side of; beyond: The broom is behind the door.

3. In a place or time that has been passed or left by: Their worries are behind them.

4.

a. Later than: The plane was behind schedule.

b. Used to indicate deficiency in performance: behind us in technological development.

5.

a. Hidden or concealed by: hatred hidden behind a bland smile.

b. In the background of; underlying: Behind your every action is self-interest.

6. In a position or attitude of support: The leaders have the army behind them.

7. In pursuit of: The police were hard behind the escapees.

n.

Informal The buttocks.

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[Middle English bihinde, from Old English behindan; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

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behind [bɪˈhaɪnd]

prep

1. in or to a position further back than; at the rear of; at the back of

2. in the past in relation to I've got the exams behind me now

3. late according to; not keeping up with running behind schedule

4. concerning the circumstances surrounding the reasons behind his departure

5. backing or supporting I'm right behind you in your application

adv

1. in or to a position further back; following

2. remaining after someone's departure he left it behind

3. in debt; in arrears to fall behind with payments

adj

(postpositive) in a position further back; retarded the man behind prodded me

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Informal the buttocks

2. (Team Sports / Australian Rules Football) Australian Rules football a score of one point made by kicking the ball over the behind line between a goalpost and one of the smaller outer posts (behind posts)

[Old English behindan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	behind - 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?" arse, ass, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
Adj.	1.	behind - having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
Adv.	1.	behind - 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"
	2.	behind - 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"
	3.	behind - of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" slow
	4.	behind - in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
	5.	behind - 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" behindhand, in arrears

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behind

preposition

1. at the rear of, at the back of, on the other side of, on the far side of, at the heels of They were parked behind the truck.

2. after, following, in the wake of, on the heels of, to the rear of Keith wandered along behind him.

3. supporting, for, backing, on the side of, in agreement with He had the state's judicial power behind him.

4. causing, responsible for, the cause of, initiating, at the bottom of, to blame for, instigating I'd like to know who was behind this plot

5. less advanced than, slower than, inferior to, weaker than Food production is behind population growth

6. later than, after The work is 22 weeks behind schedule

adverb

1. the back, the rear She was attacked from behind

2. after, next, following, afterwards, subsequently, in the wake (of) The troopers followed behind
after in front of, prior to, in the presence of, earlier than, in advance of

3. behind schedule, delayed, running late, behind time The accounts are more than three months behind.
behind schedule earlier, sooner, ahead, previously, in advance, formerly

4. overdue, in debt, in arrears, behindhand They were falling behind with their mortgage payments.

noun

(Informal) bottom, seat, bum (Brit. slang), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), butt (U.S. & Canad. informal), buns (U.S. slang), arse (taboo slang), buttocks, rump, posterior, tail (informal), derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), jacksy (Brit. slang) jeans that actually flatter your behind

put something behind you put something in the past, put something down to experience, pay no heed to something, regard something as water under the bridge Maureen put the nightmare behind her.

Translations

behind [bɪˈhaɪnd]

When behind is an element in a phrasal verb, eg fall behind, stay behind, look up the verb.

A. PREP

1. (= to the rear of) → detrás de
behind the door → detrás de la puerta
look behind you! → ¡cuidado atrás!
with his hands behind his back → las manos en la espalda

2. (= responsible for) → detrás de
what's behind all this? → ¿qué hay detrás de todo esto?

3. (= less advanced than) Hill is nine points behind Schumacher → Hill tiene nueve puntos menos que Schumacher
we're well behind them in technology → nos dejan muy atrás or estamos muy a la zaga de ellos en tecnología

4. (= supporting) his family is behind him → tiene el apoyo de su familia

5. (= in the past of) it's all behind us now → todo eso ha quedado ya atrás

6. (= to one's credit) she has four novels behind her → tiene cuatro novelas en el haber

B. ADV

1. (= in or at the rear) → detrás, atrás
to come from behind → venir desde atrás
to follow close behind → seguir muy de cerca
to attack sb from behind → atacar a algn por la espalda
to leave sth behind → olvidar algo

2. (= behind schedule) to be a bit behind → estar algo atrasadillo
to be behind with the rent → tener atrasos de alquiler
to be behind with one's work → estar atrasado en el trabajo

3. (= less advanced) Pepe won with Paco only two strokes behind → ganó Pepe con Paco a sólo dos golpes de distancia

C. N → trasero m

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behind [bɪˈhaɪnd]

prep

(place) → derrière
behind the television → derrière la télévision
behind the scenes → dans les coulisses

(time) → en retard sur
to be behind schedule → avoir du retard
The train was seven minutes behind schedule → Le train avait un retard de sept minutes.

(in order, competition) → en retard sur
We're behind them in technology → Nous sommes en retard sur eux en matière technologique.
to finish behind sb (in race) → arriver derrière qn

(= supporting) to be behind sb → soutenir qn

(= responsible for) to be behind a killing → avoir commandité un meurtre
He wants to find out who was behind it
BUT Il veut trouver le responsable.

adv

(physical position) → derrière

(= late) → en retard
half an hour behind
I'm half an hour behind already → J'ai déjà une demi-heure de retard.
to be behind with sth → être en retard dans qch
I'm behind with my revision → Je suis en retard dans mes révisions.
to get behind → prendre du retard
to get behind with sth → prendre du retard dans qch
see also leave behind, wait behind

n → derrière m

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behind

prep

(= in or at the rear of, stationary) → hinter (+dat); (with motion) → hinter (+acc); come out from behind the door → komm hinter der Tür (her)vor; he came up behind me → er trat von hinten an mich heran; walk close behind me → gehen Sie dicht hinter mir; close the door behind you → mach die Tür hinter dir zu; put it behind the books → stellen Sie es hinter die Bücher; he has the Communists behind him → er hat die Kommunisten hinter sich (dat); to be behind an idea → eine Idee unterstützen; what is behind this/this incident? → was steckt dahinter/steckt hinter diesem Vorfall?; she has years of experience behind her → sie hat viele Jahre der Erfahrung hinter sich (dat)

(= more backward than) to be behind somebody → hinter jdm zurück sein

(in time) to be behind time (train etc) → Verspätung haben; (with work etc) → im Rückstand sein; to be behind schedule → im Verzug sein; to be three hours behind time → drei Stunden Verspätung haben; to be behind the times (fig) → hinter seiner Zeit zurück(geblieben) sein; you must put the past behind you → Sie müssen Vergangenes vergangen sein lassen, Sie müssen die Vergangenheit begraben; their youth is far behind them → ihre Jugend liegt weit zurück

adv

(= in or at rear) → hinten; (= behind this, sb etc) → dahinter; the runner was (lying) a long way behind → der Läufer lag weit hinten or zurück; from behind → von hinten; to look behind → zurückblicken; to stand behind (= be standing) → dahinterstehen; (= position oneself) → sich dahinterstellen

(= late) to be behind with one’s studies/payments → mit seinen Studien/Zahlungen im Rückstand sein; we are three days behind with the schedule → wir sind drei Tage im Rückstand or Verzug

n (inf) → Hinterteil nt (inf), → Hintern m (inf)

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behind [bɪˈhaɪnd]

1. prep → dietro; (time) → in ritardo con
look behind you! → guarda dietro di te!
what's behind all this? (fig) → cosa c'è sotto?
we're behind them in technology (fig) → siamo più indietro or più arretrati di loro nella tecnica
his family is behind him (fig) → ha l'appoggio della famiglia
behind the scenes → dietro le quinte

2. adv → dietro
to stay behind (to do sth) → fermarsi (a fare qc)
to leave sth behind → dimenticare di prendere qc
to be behind with sth → essere indietro con qc (payments) → essere in arretrato con qc

3. n (fam) → didietro m inv

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behind [bɪˈhaɪnd]

1. prep → dietro; (time) → in ritardo con
look behind you! → guarda dietro di te!
what's behind all this? (fig) → cosa c'è sotto?
we're behind them in technology (fig) → siamo più indietro or più arretrati di loro nella tecnica
his family is behind him (fig) → ha l'appoggio della famiglia
behind the scenes → dietro le quinte

2. adv → dietro
to stay behind (to do sth) → fermarsi (a fare qc)
to leave sth behind → dimenticare di prendere qc
to be behind with sth → essere indietro con qc (payments) → essere in arretrato con qc

3. n (fam) → didietro m inv

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behind

prep behind [biˈhaind]

1 at or towards the back of behind the door. agter خَلْف، وَراء зад za bag; bag på hinter πίσω από detrás de taga, taha در پشت؛ در عقب takana derrière מֵאֲחוֹרֵי के पीछे iza mögött, mögé di belakang fyrir aftan, á bak við dietro ～のうしろに ...의 뒤(쪽)에 už aiz belakang achter bak, bakpå za atrás de în spatele за, сзади, позади za za iza bakom ข้างหลัง arkasına arkasında 在...之後 ззаду, за پیچھے đằng sau 在...之后

2 remaining after The tourists left their litter behind them. agterlaat وَراء след za efter hinter πίσω (για κπ. ή κτ. που παραμένει μετά το τέλος μιας κατάστασης) tras järele باقی؛ به جا jättää taakseen derrière מְפַגֵר אַחֲרֵי के पीछे iza mögött meninggalkan eftir dietro, indietro ～のあとに残して 뒤에 남기고 paskui, užpakaly aizmugurē; aiz sevis meninggalkan achter etter, tilbake, igjen po sobie, za sobą atrás de în spatele после za za ostati za efter เหลืออยู่ตามหลัง arkasında, ardında 落後於 після پیچھے còn lại sau 落后于

3 in support We're right behind him on this point. ondersteun وَراء، داعِم зад za bag hinter jemand stehen στο πλευρό κπ. con taga حامی؛ پشتیبان tukea avec תוֹמֵך בּ- समर्थन में iza (kao podrška) támogat vkit mendukung á bakvið, með con ～を支持して ...을 지지하여 už aiz sokongan achter bak za por trás de de partea за za (stati) za kom podržavati bakom สนับสนุน arkasında, ardında 支持 за تائید میں ủng hộ 支持

adv

1 at the back following behind. agter, agterna, agtervolg خَلْف، وَراء отзад vzadu bagefter hinterher από πίσω detrás taga پشت سر perässä derrière מֵאָחוֹר पीछे-पीछे iza, straga hátul di belakang á eftir dietro うしろに 뒤에 iš paskos aiz ikut belakang achter(aan) bak (etter) z tyłu atrás în spate сзади, позади vzadu zadaj pozadi bakom, efter ข้างหลัง arkasında, arkada 在後 позаду دوسروں کے بعد ở đằng sau 在后

2 (alsobeˈhindhand-hӕnd) not up to date behind with his work. agter met sy werk مُتَخَلِّف، مُتَأخِّر изостанал pozadu, opožděný bagud; bagefter; forsinket im Rückstand καθυστερημένος, αργοπορημένος atrasado, retrasado mahajäänud عقب jäljessä en retard מְפַגֵר, מְאַחֵר पीछे u zaostatku lemaradt ketinggalan á eftir in ritardo 遅れて 늦어서 atsilikęs nokavējies; atpalicis ketinggalan achter på etterskudd, baketter zapóźniony atrasado în urmă позади pozadu v zaostanku u zaostatku efter, på efterkälken ล้าหลัง geç, gecikmiş, gerisinde 落後的 з запізненням کام میں پیچھے رہ جانا muộn; chậm 落后的

3 remaining He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party. agterlaat, agterbly وَراء، بَعْد оставащ po tilbage zurück πίσω dejar; quedarse maha باقی؛ به جا jälkeen laisser; rester מֵאָחוֹר के पीछे ostati hátra tetap di tempat eftir lasciare; restare あとに残って 뒤에 palikti, pasilikti [] aiz sevis; [] ilgāk tinggal achter tilbake; (noe som er) gjenglemt za para trás la urmă позади; после po za (seboj); na mestu ostati kvar เหลืออยู่ geride, arkada 留著 після پیچھے رک جانا chậm trễ 留滞

n

the buttocks a smack on the behind. agterwêreld مُؤَخَّرَه задни части zadek numse; bagdel der Hintern πισινός trasero tagumik باسن takapuoli derrière יַשבָן कूल्हा stražnjica far bokong, pantat rass, rasskinnar didietro しり 궁둥이 užpakalis dibens punggung achterste bakende, rumpe tyłek traseiro dos зад zadok zadnja plat stražnjica bak, stuss บั้นท้าย kıç, popo 屁股 зад, сідниці چوتڑ ، کمر کا پچھلا حصہ mông đít 屁股

behind someone's back

without someone's knowledge or permission He sometimes bullies his sister behind his mother's back. agter iemand se rug مِن وَراءِ ظَهْرِهِ، دون عِلْمِهِ без знанието на za zády bag nogens ryg hinter dem Rücken von πίσω από την πλάτη κπ. a espaldas de (kellegi) selja taga یواشکی؛ بدون اطلاع شخص toisen selän takana derrière le dos (de qqn) מֵאָחוֹרֵי הַגָב पीठ पीछे iza leđa vki háta mögött fara á bakvið e-n; án vitneskju e-s alle spalle di, all'insaputa ～の陰で 누군가의 등 뒤에서 kam nors nežinant, slapta, už kieno nors nugaros slepus; slepeni di belakang pengetahuan achter bak ryggen til noen za plecami nas costas de fără să ştie cineva тайком za chrbtom za hrbtom iza leđa bakom ngns rygg ลับหลัง; โดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต birine hisettirmeden, arkasından, ardından 背地裡 позаочі کسی کی غیر حاضری میں làm cái gì sau lưng ai 背着（某人干某事）

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behind → خلف, شخص رجعي, في المؤخرة vzadu, za, zadek bag, bagdel, tilbage hinten, hinter, Hinterteil οπίσθια, πίσω, πίσω από detrás, detrás de, trasero takana, takapuoli derrière iza, straga, stražnjica dietro, in ritardo, posteriore ･･･の後ろに, 後ろに, 臀部 ...의 뒤에, 뒤에, 엉덩이 achter, achterste, erachter bak, ende tyłek, z tyłu, za atrás, atrás de, nádegas задняя сторона, сзади bak, bakom ข้างหลัง, หลัง, หลังจาก arka, arkada, arkasında mông, ở đằng sau 后面, 在...后面, 在后面