adverb. In, to, or toward the rear.

adverb. In a place or condition that has been passed or left.

adverb. In arrears; late.

adverb. Below the standard level; in or into an inferior position.

adverb. Slow.

adverb. Yet to come or in reserve.

preposition. At the back of or in the rear of.

preposition. On the farther side or other side of; beyond.

preposition. In a place or time that has been passed or left by.

preposition. undefined

preposition. Later than.

preposition. Used to indicate deficiency in performance.

preposition. undefined

preposition. Hidden or concealed by.

preposition. In the background of; underlying.

preposition. In a position or attitude of support.

preposition. In pursuit of.

noun. The buttocks.

At the back of some person or thing; in the rear: opposed to before.

Toward the back part; backward: as, to look behind.

Out of sight; not produced or exhibited to view; in abeyance or reserve.

Remaining after some occurrence, action, or operation: as, he departed and left us behind.

Past in the progress of time.

In arrear; behindhand: as, he is behind in his rent.

At the back or in the rear of, as regards either the actual or the assumed front: the opposite of before: as, the valet stood behind his master; crouching behind a tree.

Figuratively, in a position or at a point not so far advanced as; in the rear of, as regards progress, knowledge, development, etc.; not on an equality with: as, behind the age; he is behind the others in mathematics.

In existence or remaining after the removal or disappearance of: as, he left a large family behind him.

Synonyms Behind, After. Behind relates primarily to position; after, to time. When after notes position, it is less close or exact than behind, and it means position in motion. To say that men stood one after another in a line was once correct (see Chaucer, knight's Tale, 1. 901, “kneeled … each after other”), but is not so now. They may come one after another, that is, somewhat irregularly and apart; they came one behind another, that is, close together, one covering another. The distinction is similar to that between beneath and below.

preposition. On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of.

preposition. Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.

preposition. Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.

adverb. At the back part; in the rear.

adverb. Toward the back part or rear; backward.

adverb. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

adverb. Backward in time or order of succession; past.

adverb. After the departure of another.

noun. The backside; the rump.

preposition. at the back of

preposition. to the back of

preposition. after, time- or motion-wise

preposition. responsible for

preposition. in support of

adverb. At the back part; in the rear.

adverb. Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.

adverb. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

adverb. Backward in time or order of succession; past.

adverb. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.

adverb. Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.

noun. the rear, back-end

noun. bottom, downside

"These nurses were allowed to go to South Africa on the understanding that they would work behind the lines, but, as guerrilla warfare developed, women in nursing capacities found themselves unable to remain “behind the lines."

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