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

prep

1. in or to a position further back than

2. in the past in relation to: I want to leave the past behind me

3. late according to: running behind schedule

4. concerning the circumstances surrounding: the reasons behind his departure

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

Adverb

1. in or to a position further back

2. remaining after someone's departure: she left her books behind

3. in arrears: to fall behind with payments

Adjective

in a position further back

Noun

Informal the buttocks [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, at the heels of

preposition 2. after, following

preposition 3. supporting, for, backing, on the side of, in agreement with

preposition 4. causing, responsible for, the cause of, initiating, at the bottom of, to blame for, instigating

preposition 5. later than, after

adverb 6. the back, the rear

adverb 7. after, next, following, afterwards, subsequently, in the wake (of) << OPPOSITE in advance of

adverb 8. behind schedule, delayed, running late, behind time << OPPOSITE ahead

adverb 9. overdue, in debt, in arrears, behindhand

noun 10. (Informal) bottom, seat, bum Brit. (slang) butt U.S., Canad. (informal) buns U.S. (slang) buttocks, rump, posterior, tail (informal) derrière (euphemistic) tush U.S. (slang) jacksy Brit. (slang)

Translations

behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] prep → detrás de

adv → detrás, por detrás, atrás

n → trasero;

to be behind (schedule) → ir retrasado;

behind the scenes (fig) → entre bastidores;

we're behind them in technology (fig) → nos dejan atrás en tecnología;

to leave sth behind → olvidar or dejarse algo;

to be behind with sth → estar atrasado en algo;

to be behind with payments (on sth) → estar atrasado en el pago (de algo)

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behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] prep → derrière;

(time) → en retard sur (= supporting);

to be behind sb → soutenir qn adv → derrière; en retard

n → derrière m;

behind the scenes → dans les coulisses;

to leave sth behind (= forget) → oublier de prendre qch;

to be behind (schedule) with sth → être en retard dans qch

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behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] prep → hinter

adv (at/towards the back) → hinten

n (buttocks) → Hintern m, Hinterteil nt;

behind the scenes (fig) → hinter den Kulissen;

we're behind them in technology → auf dem Gebiet der Technologie liegen wir hinter ihnen zurück;

to be behind (schedule) → im Rückstand or Verzug sein;

to leave/stay behind → zurücklassen/-bleiben

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behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] prep → dietro;

(followed by pronoun) → dietro di;

(time) → in ritardo con

adv → dietro; in ritardo

n → didietro;

we're behind them in technology → siamo più indietro or più arretrati di loro nella tecnica;

behind the scenes → dietro le quinte;

to be behind (schedule) with sth → essere indietro con qc [+ payments]; essere in arretrato con qc;

to leave sth behind → dimenticare di prendere qc