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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.behindbehind - 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?"
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.behindbehind - 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"
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"

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] prepdetrás de
ntrasero;
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)

behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] prepderrière;
(time) → en retard sur (= supporting);
to be behind sb → soutenir qn advderrière; en retard
nderrière 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

behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] prephinter
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

behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] prepdietro;
(followed by pronoun) → dietro di;
(time) → in ritardo con
advdietro; in ritardo
ndidietro;
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

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 뒤에 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 ...
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 jälkeen(sä) 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
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 takana avec תוֹמֵך בּ- समर्थन में iza (kao podrška) támogat vkit mendukung á bakvið, með con ~を支持して 지지하여 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
adv
1 at the back following behind. agter, agterna, agtervolg خَلْف، وَراء отзад vzadu bagefter hinterher από πίσω detrás taga پشت سر takana 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
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 atsilikęs nokavējies; atpalicis ketinggalan achter 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
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, perässä 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 留滯 після پیچھے رک جانا chậm trễ
n
the buttocks a smack on the behind. agterwêreld مُؤَخَّرَه задни части zadek numse; bagdel der Hintern πισινός trasero tagumik باسن takamus derrière יַשבָן कूल्हा stražnjica far bokong, pantat rass, rasskinnar didietro しり 엉덩이 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
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 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 남이 없을 때 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 背著(某人幹某事) позаочі کسی کی غیر حاضری میں làm cái gì sau lưng ai 某人


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