Type and usage of behind from BoostVocab

Smart Search Learn a New Word

behind

/bɪ'haɪnd/

Synonyms of behind Antonyms of behind Examples of behind Usage of behind Parts of behind Definition that contains behind Words sounding like behind Explanation of behind

adverb
of timepieces
- + New List
"my watch is running behind"

Similar:

slow
adverb
in debt
- + New List
"he fell behind with his mortgage payments" "a month behind in the rent" "a company that has been run behindhand for years"

Similar:

behindhand in arrears
noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- + New List
Similar:

arse ass backside bottom bum buns butt buttocks can derriere fanny fundament hind end hindquarters keister nates posterior prat rear rear end rump seat stern tail tail end tooshie tush

type of:
body part

part of:
body torso trunk
adjective
having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
- + New List
"behind by two points"

Similar:

down

Examples of behind

"my watch is running behind"
"he fell behind with his mortgage payments"
"a month behind in the rent"
"a company that has been run behindhand for years"
"behind by two points"