behind
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Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Moderate complexity
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noun
1. The rear, back-end
2. Butt, the buttocks, bottom
3. A one-point score.
4. (1800s) The catcher.
5. 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).
adverb
1. At the back part; in the rear.
2. Toward the back part or rear; backward.
"to look behind"
3. Overdue, in arrears.
"I'm two weeks behind in my schedule."
4. Slow; of a watch or clock.
"My watch is four minutes behind."
5. Existing afterwards
"He left behind a legacy of death and sorrow."
6. Backward in time or order of succession; past.
7. Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
8. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
preposition
1. At the back of; positioned with something else in front of.
"The car is behind the wall."
2. To the back of.
3. After, time- or motion-wise.
4. Responsible for
"Who is behind these terrorist attacks?"
5. In support of.
"The republicans are fully behind their candidate."
6. Left a distance by, in progress or improvement; inferior to.
"I'm ranked sixth in the French class, behind five other pupils."
7. As a result or consequence of
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Source: en.wiktionary.org
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