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.

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: 1. at the back (of): 2. In baseball, if the pitcher (= the player who throws the ball) is behind…. Learn more.

BEHIND definition: at or toward the rear of. See examples of behind used in a sentence.

If you refer to what is behind someone's outside appearance, you are referring to a characteristic which you cannot immediately see or is not obvious, but which you think is there.

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.

Jan 20, 2026 · 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.

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At the back or in the rear of, as regards either the actual or the assumed front: the opposite of before: as, the valet stood behind his master; crouching behind a tree.

Definition of behind preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.