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Dictionary: be·hind   (bĭ-hīnd') pronunciation
adv.
  1. In, to, or toward the rear: We walked behind.
  2. In a place or condition that has been passed or left: I left my gloves behind.
  3. In arrears; late: I fell behind in my payments.
  4. Below the standard level; in or into an inferior position: Don't fall behind in class.
  5. Slow: My watch is running behind.
  6. Archaic. Yet to come.
prep.
  1. At the back of or in the rear of: He sat behind her.
  2. On the farther side or other side of; beyond: The broom is behind the door.
  3. In a place or time that has been passed or left by: Their worries are behind them.
    1. Later than: The plane was behind schedule.
    2. Used to indicate deficiency in performance: behind us in technological development.
    1. Hidden or concealed by: hatred hidden behind a bland smile.
    2. In the background of; underlying: Behind your every action is self-interest.
  4. In a position or attitude of support: The leaders have the army behind them.
  5. In pursuit of: The police were hard behind the escapees.
n.
Informal. The buttocks.

[Middle English bihinde, from Old English behindan.]


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Thesaurus: behind
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adverb

  1. Not on time: behindhand, belatedly, late, tardily. See time.
  2. So as to fall behind schedule: behindhand, late, slow. Idioms: behind time. See time.

noun

    The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting: buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump, seat. Informal backside, bottom, rear. Slang bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. Chiefly British bum. See over/under.

Antonyms: behind
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adv

Definition: in debt; late
Antonyms: paid

adv, adj

Definition: late
Antonyms: ahead, early

adv, prep

Definition: in a position further back; following
Antonyms: front

n

Definition: buttocks
Antonyms: front


Poker Guide: Behind
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1.This term refers to the position on a poker table in which a player acts after an opposing player.
2.Refers to a losing player's chip/money status at the table.

SoundPoker Says: 1.In games like Texas Hold'em and Omaha the big blind is "behind" the small blind.
2.If you were playing poker and had lost more money than your accumulated buy-in, you would be "behind".

See Also: Bankroll, Big Blind, Busted, Buy In, Chips, Dealer Button, Leak, Position, Short Stack, Small Blind

Word Tutor: behind
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: At the back of or in the rear of.

pronunciation Friends are those who treat you kindly behind your back.

Translations: Behind
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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - bag ved, henne bag
adv. - bagved, bagud, tilbage
n. - bagdel, ende, mås

idioms:

  • behind someone's back    bag nogens ryg, bag ryggen på nogen
  • behind the scenes    i kulissen, bag scenen
  • behind the times    forældet, uddateret
  • behind time    for sent på den

Nederlands (Dutch)
achter, achterste, achterstallig, voorbij, minder goed dan, volgend

Français (French)
prep. - derrière, (fig) en cachette, en arrière de, en retard sur
adv. - derrière, en arrière, par derrière, en retard
n. - derrière, postérieur (fam)

idioms:

  • behind someone's back    derrière le dos de qn
  • behind the scenes    en coulisses
  • behind the times    (être) en retard sur son temps, (ne pas être) de son époque
  • behind time    en retard

Deutsch (German)
prep. - hinter
adv. - hinten, zurück, im Rückstand
n. - Hintern

idioms:

  • behind someone's back    hinterrücks
  • behind the scenes    hinter den Kulissen
  • behind the times    nicht auf dem laufenden
  • behind time    im Rückstand, im Verzug

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - πίσω από, καθυστερημένος σε σχέση με
adv. - όπισθεν, (από) πίσω, σε δεύτερη μοίρα, καθυστερημένος, σε υπερημερία
n. - οπίσθια, πισινός
adj. - καθυστερημένος, ξεχασμένος, παρατημένος

idioms:

  • behind someone's back    πίσω από την πλάτη κάποιου
  • behind the scenes    στα παρασκήνια
  • behind the times    παλαιικός, ξεπερασμένος
  • behind time    αργοπορημένος, καθυστερημένος, υπερήμερος

Italiano (Italian)
dietro, sedere, posteriore

idioms:

  • behind the scenes    dietro le quinte
  • behind the times    all'indietro

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - atrás de, atrasado em relação a
adv. - atrás, detrás, atrasado
n. - nádegas (f pl)

idioms:

  • behind someone's back    sem o conhecimento de alguém
  • behind the scenes    secretamente
  • behind the times    ultrapassado
  • behind time    ultrapassado

Русский (Russian)
за, сзади, позади, зад, задница

idioms:

  • behind someone's back    тайком, втайне от кого-либо
  • behind the scenes    закулисный, за кулисами
  • behind the times    отсталый
  • behind time    с опозданием

Español (Spanish)
prep. - detrás de, después de
adv. - detrás, atrás, por detrás, a la zaga, en zaga, atrasarse, quedarse atrás, hacia atrás
n. - trasero, nalgas, posaderas

idioms:

  • behind someone's back    a espaldas de una persona, por detrás de uno
  • behind the scenes    entre bastidores, entre bambalinas
  • behind the times    anticuado, atrasado (de noticias)
  • behind time    llevar retraso

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - bakom, efter
adv. - bakom, bakpå, bakåt, tillbaka, efter sig
n. - bak, bakdel, stuss
adj. - bakom

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在...之后, 在背后, 在原处, 向背后, 在后, 屁股, 背后部分, 后襟

idioms:

  • behind someone's back    暗中, 在某人背后, 秘密地
  • behind the scenes    暗中, 幕后, 秘密地
  • behind the times    过时, 赶不上时代, 落伍
  • behind time    比原定时间晚

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 在...之後
adv. - 在背後, 在原處, 向背後, 在後
n. - 屁股, 背後部分, 後襟

idioms:

  • behind someone's back    暗中, 在某人背後, 秘密地
  • behind the scenes    暗中, 幕後, 秘密地
  • behind the times    過時, 趕不上時代, 落伍
  • behind time    比原定時間晚

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~의 뒤에, ~의 사후에, 늦어서
adv. - 뒤에, 늦어서, 밀려서
n. - 등, 궁둥이

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 後ろに, 後に, …より遅れて, 味方をして, …より劣って, あとに
n. - おしり
adv. - 遅れて

idioms:

  • behind bars    獄中に
  • behind the scenes    舞台裏で, こっそりと
  • behind the times    時代に遅れて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) خلف, وراء (ظرف) خلف, وراء (الاسم) ردف, المؤخرة (صفه) يلي, بعد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮מאחורי, אחרי‬
adv. - ‮בפיגור‬
n. - ‮אחוריים‬


 
 
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