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The meaning of BEHIND is in the place or situation that is being or has been departed from. How to use behind in a sentence.
less successful, or making less progress than someone or something else: BMW ranks only 14th among the world's automakers, ahead of Mazda and behind Mitsubishi in global unit sales. The company's poor performance leaves it lagging 30% behind the average pension fund over the past 18 months.
When one thing is behind another, it's at the rear or the far side of it, possibly even hidden by it. Your shy dog might tend to stand behind you when you meet a friend on your walk.
If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front. I put one of the cushions behind his head. They were parked behind the truck. The moon disappeared behind a cloud.
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.
slower or less successful than someone or something: Our team is 3 points behind the winners. The building work is already behind schedule (= late). behind preposition (CAUSING) causing something, or responsible for something: What was the reason behind her decision to leave? behind preposition (SUPPORTING) B1.
Behind, after both refer to a position following something else. Behind applies primarily to position in space, and suggests that one person or thing is at the back of another; it may also refer to (a fixed) time: He stood behind the chair.
adverb. In, to, or toward the rear. We walked behind. American Heritage. In or to the rear or back. To walk behind, to look behind. Webster's New World. In a place or condition that has been passed or left. I left my gloves behind.
Definitions of 'behind'. 1. If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front. [...] 2. If you are walking or traveling behind someone or something, you are following them. [...]
Check pronunciation: behind. Definition of behind preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
