“behind”

Definitions

• adjective

  having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

  Synonyms: after, afterpart, afterpiece, afterward, arrested, back, backside, backward, behindhand, belatedly, below, beyond

  • Example:“behind by two points”
  • Example:“The 8th inning found the home team trailing.”

• noun

  the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

  Synonyms: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters

  • Example:“He deserves a good kick in the butt.”
  • Example:“Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?”

• adverb

  in or to or toward the rear

  • Example:“He followed behind.”
  • Example:“Seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front.”

• adverb

  remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

  • Example:“When he died he left much unfinished work behind.”
  • Example:“… left a large family behind”

• adverb

  showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

  Synonyms: slow

  • Example:“The clock is almost an hour slow.”
  • Example:“My watch is running behind.”

• adverb

  in or into an inferior position

  • Example:“… fell behind in his studies”
  • Example:“Their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers.”