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behind
English
Alternative forms
- behine (archaic, AAVE)
Etymology
From Middle English behinde, behinden, from Old English behindan (“on the back side of, behind”), equivalent to be- +? hind. Compare Old Saxon bihindan (“behind”, adverb), Middle High German behinter (“behind; back”).
Pronunciation
- (preposition, adverb)
- IPA(key): /b??ha?nd/, /b??ha?nd/
- (noun)
- (General American) IPA(key): /?bi??ha?nd/, /b??ha?nd/
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??ha?nd/, /b??ha?nd/
- Hyphenation: be?hind
Preposition
behind
- At the back of; positioned with something else in front of.
- To the back of. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
- After, time- or motion-wise.
- responsible for
- In support of.
- Left a distance by, in progress or improvement; inferior to.
- (nonstandard, US, slang) As a result or consequence of
Synonyms
- (at the back of): a-back (Chester), in back of, to the rear of.
Antonyms
- in front of
Derived terms
- behind every successful man there stands a woman
Translations
Adverb
behind (comparative behinder or more behind, superlative behindest or most behind)
- At the back part; in the rear. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
- Toward the back part or rear; backward.
- Overdue, in arrears.
- Slow; of a watch or clock.
- existing afterwards
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- (archaic) Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
- We cannot be sure that there is no evidence behind.
Usage notes
For usage in phrasal verbs, see Category:English phrasal verbs with particle (behind).
Translations
Noun
behind (plural behinds)
- the rear, back-end
- (informal) butt, the buttocks, bottom
- (Australian rules football) A one-point score.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The catcher.
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
- hind
- hiney
References
- behind in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- behind in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
behind From the web:
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ahead
English
Etymology
a- +? head
- (nautical) Beyond the head (of a ship). This may have drifted into more general English usage where it is used to describe something as being 'in front of'.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??h?d/
- Rhymes: -?d
- Hyphenation: ahead
Adverb
ahead (not comparable)
- In or to the front; in advance; onward.
- In the direction one is facing or moving.
- In or for the future.
- At an earlier time.
- Having progressed more.
Antonyms
- (nautical) astern
- behind
Hyponyms
- straight ahead
Derived terms
- ahead of time
- go-ahead
Related terms
- ahead of
Translations
Anagrams
- aahed
ahead From the web:
- what ahead mean
- what's ahead for the stock market
- what's ahead of us
- what's ahead of me
- what's ahead in 2020
- what's ahead of you
- what's ahead steve forbes
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