behind

adverb

1. in or to the rear or back: to walk behind, to look behind
2. at an earlier time; in the past: my joy lies behind
3. in a former place, condition, etc.: the girl he left behind
4. in or into a retarded state: to drop behind in one's studies
5. in or into arrears: to fall behind in one's dues
6. slow in time; late: the train was running behind
7. Archaic in reserve; yet to come

1. remaining after: the dead leave their wealth behind them
2. 1. in the rear of; in back of: he sat behind me
   2. following at the rear of
3. inferior to in position, achievement, etc.
4. later than; delayed with respect to: to be behind schedule
5. on the other or farther side of; beyond: behind the hill
6. gone by or ended for; out of the attention or concern of: his apprenticeship was behind him
7. 1. supporting: fans solidly behind their team
   2. prompting or instigating: the mastermind behind the plot
8. 1. hidden by; not yet revealed about: there's something behind this news
   2. in the circumstances surrounding or antecedent to

adjective

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