behind
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
behind/bɪˈhʌɪnd/
▶preposition & adverb
- 1 at or to the far side of.
■ hidden by.
- 2 further back than other members of a moving group.
- 3 in support of or giving guidance to.
■ guiding, controlling, or responsible for (an event or plan).
- 4 after the departure or death of.
- 5 less advanced than in achievement or development.
- 6 having a lower score than (another competitor).
- 7 late in accomplishing a task.
■ in arrears.
- 1 informal a person's bottom.
- 2 Australian Rules a kick that sends the ball over a behind line, or a touch that sends it between the inner posts, scoring one point.
– origin OE behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’.
'behind' also found in these Oxford entries:
abaft
- after
- alley
- altarpiece
- anal fin
- armlock
- arrears
- arrière-pensée
- astern
- back
- backbencher
- backboard
- back boiler
- backfield
- backland
- backlight
- backline
- backstage
- backstop
- backward
- bahookie
- banquette
- bar
- barmaid
- barman
- behind line
- bicycle
- bladder campion
- blinker
- bowling crease
- breast implant
- breathe
- breech
- buck
- bum-bailiff
- bump
- bustle
- carriage dog
- chevet
- Chindit
- closed
- cockboat
- conga
- croupier
- curtain lecture
- curve
- cutlet
- dead-ball line
- deerstalker
