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.
BEHIND definition: 1. at the back (of): 2. In baseball, if the pitcher (= the player who throws the ball) is behind…. Learn more.
Define behind. behind synonyms, behind pronunciation, behind translation, English dictionary definition of behind. adv. 1. In, to, or toward the rear: We walked behind.
BEHIND definition: at or toward the rear of. See examples of behind used in a sentence.
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. You are behind the appointed time.
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 you are walking or travelling behind someone or something, you are following them. Keith wandered along behind him. Myra and Sam and the children were driving behind them.
behind (comparative more behind or (rare or nonstandard) behinder, superlative most behind or (rare or nonstandard) behindest) At or in the rear or back part of something.
In a place or time that has been passed or left by. Their worries are behind them.
Definition of behind adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.