At or to the back or far side of.
The children were hiding behind the wall.
Less forward or advanced than; after.
Smith finished the race a lap behind the others.
Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
Who is behind these terrorist attacks?
At or in the rear or back part of something.
The water flows out through the pipe, and the sediment collects behind.
In a rearward direction.
Not advanced to the required or expected degree; overdue or in arrears.
I'm very behind in my schedule.
Slow.
The rear, back-end.
This part fits under the behind of the vehicle.
The buttocks, bottom, butt.
I was stung on the behind by a wasp.
From Middle English behinde, behinden, from Old English behindan (“on the back side of, behind”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihindan, *bihindini (“on the back side of, in the rear of, behind”), from P...
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We ran and ran, without once looking behind.
So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
The slower runners were left a long way behind.
My watch is behind by four minutes.
A one-point score.
A roar from ten thousand throats go up, For we've kicked another behind.