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behind

/ˈbiːˌhaɪnd/noun, adjective, adverb2 syllables

Behind means: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

Synonyms for behind34

noun, as in the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat
and 13 more, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, derriere, fanny, ass

adjective, as in having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

down

adverb, as in in debt

behindhand, in arrears

adverb, as in showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

slow

also used for behind

in back of, to the rear of, a-back

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does behind mean?7

noun

1

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on“he deserves a good kick in the butt”

adverb

1

in debt“he fell behind with his mortgage payments”

2

showing a time that is earlier than the actual time“the clock is almost an hour slow”

3

in or to or toward the rear“he followed behind”

4

remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from“when he died he left much unfinished work behind”

5

in or into an inferior position“fell behind in his studies”

adjective

1

having the lower score or lagging position in a contest“behind by two points”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with behind?34

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 34 rhymes for behind, grouped by syllable

Behind in a sentence

  • Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.orcrist
  • Then the younger brother set off, and the elder remained behind.sundown
  • The car passed by, raising a cloud of dust behind it.orcrist
  • If you don't know anything about computers, you're really behind the times.CK
  • Whatever you say about me, say it to my face, not behind my back.CM
  • I carried one bag, but the other one was left behind.CK
  • I tried to stop him, but he left me behind.unknown
  • At seven-thirty, we too closed the door behind us.CM

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Forms of behind

as a noun

plural
behinds