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Behind   /bɪhˈaɪnd/   Listen
preposition
Behind  prep.  
1.
On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill. "A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood."
2.
Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death. "A small part of what he left behind him."
3.
Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement. "I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles."


adverb
Behind  adv.  
1.
At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind."
2.
Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.
3.
Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining. "We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind."
4.
Backward in time or order of succession; past. "Forgetting those things which are behind."
5.
After the departure of another; as, to stay behind. "Leave not a rack behind."


noun
Behind  n.  The backside; the rump. (Low)





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"Behind" Quotes from Famous Books



... from philosophy that is poetically expressed, such as Emerson's "Essays." In practising these for the special development of significance every effort should be made to realize the thought quality in the voice, so that each word may seem to picture forth the full truth that lies behind it, and that all shall move in such harmony as to suggest the deeper meanings. The quality of expressiveness, or clear response to thought in the voice, it will be observed, is secured through the ready service of all its powers under the influence of the mental concept. ...
— Expressive Voice Culture - Including the Emerson System • Jessie Eldridge Southwick
... is an Indian creeping up behind a bush." Joe says, "Bill, get up and see what it is. My eyes are not as good in the ...
— Christopher Carson • John S. C. Abbott
... at a beautiful bit of fern and foliage—quite tropical in its way—in a wood hereabout; and I've introduced Sardanapalus, coiled up in the foreground, just to give life to the scene, don't you know, and an excuse for a title. I mean to call it 'The Rajah's Rest.' Behind, great ferns and a mossy bank; in front, Sardanapalus, after tiffin, rolled spirally ...
— What's Bred In the Bone • Grant Allen
... up till midnight, and he never himself rose till late. Not only had he thus secured himself from interruption between seven at night and five the next morning but he had accustomed his wife and Jean to respect his morning sleep and that of Hagar, whose room was directly behind his. ...
— Sons of the Soil • Honore de Balzac
... beautiful creature I ever beheld! But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty, and I dare say very agreeable. Do let me ask my partner to ...
— Persuasion • Jane Austen


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