behind

Words with a similar base: behind, behindhand

'behind'

[buttocks.n.01] as in: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Examples:
he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

'behind'

[behind.s.01] as in: having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

Examples:
behind by two points
the 8th inning found the home team trailing

'behind'

[behind.r.01] as in: in or to or toward the rear

Examples:
he followed behind
seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front
the final runners were far behind

'behind'

[behind.r.02] as in: remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

Examples:
when he died he left much unfinished work behind
left a large family behind
the children left their books behind
he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind

'behind'

[behind.r.03] as in: of timepieces

Examples:
the clock is almost an hour slow
my watch is running behind

'behind'

[behind.r.04] as in: in or into an inferior position

Examples:
fell behind in his studies
their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers

'behind'

[behind.r.05] as in: in debt

Examples:
he fell behind with his mortgage payments
a month behind in the rent
a company that has been run behindhand for years
in arrears with their utility bills

Origins

					behind (English)
└── behindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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