behind

Etymology
From, , from , from , , from + , equivalent to en. Compare 🇨🇬,.

Preposition

 * 1) At or to the back or far side of.
 * Look behind you!
 * 1)  Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
 * 2)  In the past, from the viewpoint of.
 * 3) Less forward or advanced than; after.
 * 4) After in physical progress or distance.
 * Smith finished the race a lap behind the others.
 * 1) After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
 * 2) After in time.
 * London is nine hours behind Tokyo.
 * 1) Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
 * 2) Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
 * 3) In support of.
 * 4)  Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of.
 * 1) After in physical progress or distance.
 * Smith finished the race a lap behind the others.
 * 1) After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
 * 2) After in time.
 * London is nine hours behind Tokyo.
 * 1) Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
 * 2) Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
 * 3) In support of.
 * 4)  Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of.
 * 1) Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
 * 2) Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
 * 3) In support of.
 * 4)  Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of.
 * 1) Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
 * 2) In support of.
 * 3)  Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of.
 * 1)  Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of.
 * 1)  Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: وَرَاءَ, خَلْفَ
 * Egyptian Arabic: ورا
 * Hijazi Arabic: ورا
 * Moroccan Arabic: مور, مورا, ورا
 * South Levantine Arabic: ورا
 * Armenian: ,
 * Aromanian: dupã, dupu, dipu, dipã
 * Assamese: -ৰ পিছত
 * Azerbaijani: arxasında
 * Basque: atzean
 * Belarusian: за
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dalmatian: dri
 * Danish: bag ved
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: malantaŭ
 * Estonian:
 * Ewe: megbe
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian: უკან
 * German:
 * Greek: πίσω από
 * Ancient: ὄπισθεν
 * Haitian Creole: dèyè
 * Hebrew:, מאחורי
 * Hindi: के पीछे
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: taobh thiar de, ar chúl
 * Istriot: dreîo
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: پشتی
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian:
 * Limburgish:, hönjer
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: зад
 * Malay: di belakang
 * Maltese: wara
 * Navajo: bineʼgi, bineʼdi
 * Norwegian:
 * Old Church Slavonic: за
 * Papiamentu: patras
 * Pashto: له ... نه ورستو, د ... د ورستو, تر شا
 * Persian:
 * Pijin: bihaen
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Punjabi:  / ਪਿੱਛੇ
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch: davos
 * Russian:, ,
 * Samoan:
 * Saterland Frisian: bääte
 * Scottish Gaelic: air cùlaibh, air cùl
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: за
 * Roman: za
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene: zadáj,
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: za
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: sa likod
 * Telugu:
 * Thai: ข้างหลัง
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:, поза
 * Urdu: کے پیچھے
 * Venetian: drio
 * Vietnamese:
 * Volapük:
 * Walloon: ,
 * West Flemish: bachtn
 * West Frisian: efter
 * Yiddish: הינטער
 * Zulu: emuva


 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: وَرَاء, خَلْفَ
 * Hijazi Arabic: ورا
 * Azerbaijani: geri
 * Belarusian: за
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: bag ved, bagefter
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Ewe: megbe
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: უკან
 * German:
 * Haitian Creole: dèyè
 * Hebrew:, מאחורי
 * Hindi: के पीछे
 * Hungarian:
 * Interlingua:
 * Italian:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:, پاش
 * Latin:
 * Latvian:
 * Malay: ke belakang
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene: ,
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: za
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: sa likod
 * Telugu: వెనక్కి
 * Urdu: کے پیچھے
 * West Frisian: efter
 * Yiddish: הינטער
 * Zazaki: peydı
 * Zulu: ngasemuva


 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: وَرَاءَ
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: bagefter,
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Ewe: megbe
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: מאחורי
 * Hungarian: valaminek a, ,
 * Italian:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: pirms
 * Malay: sesudah
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: po,
 * Slovene: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Zulu: emuva


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Norwegian: stå bak
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: por trás
 * Slovak:


 * Albanian: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, a favor de
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Ewe: megbe
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hebrew: מאחורי
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: پشت گرتن
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: (być) za
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: nasa likod


 * Afrikaans:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Esperanto:
 * Faroese:
 * Georgian:
 * Hindi:, , , ,
 * Icelandic:, ,
 * Ido:
 * Igbo:
 * Indonesian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Mongolian:
 * Old English:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Uyghur:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: ,

Adverb

 * 1) At or in the rear or back part of something.
 * 2) In a rearward direction.
 * 3) So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
 * 4) So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
 * 5) Backward in time or order of succession; past.
 * 6) Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
 * 7)  Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
 * 1) So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
 * 2) Backward in time or order of succession; past.
 * 3) Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
 * 4)  Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
 * 1) Backward in time or order of succession; past.
 * 2) Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
 * 3)  Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
 * 1) Backward in time or order of succession; past.
 * 2) Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
 * 3)  Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
 * 1) Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
 * 2)  Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
 * 1)  Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

Usage notes
For usage in phrasal verbs, see Category:English phrasal verbs with particle (behind).

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chamicuro: yajtikini
 * Chechen: тӏаьхьа
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:, takaosassa;
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Hindi:
 * Hittite: 𒀀𒀊𒉺
 * Hungarian:
 * Ingush: тӏехьа
 * Irish: ar gcúl
 * Macedonian: позади
 * Portuguese: para trás
 * Romanian: în urmă, în spate
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: vzadu
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: slězy
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: поза́ду
 * Urdu: پیچھے


 * Catalan: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish: ;
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: ar gcúl
 * Portuguese: para trás
 * Romanian: spre spate,, spre-napoi
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: späť
 * Swedish:


 * Danish:
 * Finnish: jälkeensä,


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:, löytymättä


 * Danish: bagefter
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian: hátralékban van, el van maradva, elmaradásban van
 * Slovak: pozadu


 * Danish: bagefter, forsinket
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Slovak: pozadu

Adjective

 * 1) Not advanced to the required or expected degree; overdue or in arrears.
 * 2)  Slow.
 * 1)  Slow.
 * 1)  Slow.

Noun

 * 1) The rear, back-end.
 * 2)  The buttocks, bottom, butt.
 * 3)  A one-point score.
 * 4)  The catcher.
 * 5) In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
 * 1)  A one-point score.
 * 2)  The catcher.
 * 3) In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
 * 1)  The catcher.
 * 2) In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
 * 1) In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).

Translations

 * Acehnese: likôt
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Estonian: tagaosa
 * Finnish:, , , peräpää
 * French:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: hátsó rész,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, , bakdel
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: zadok
 * Slovene:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, , ,
 * Ukrainian: зад
 * Urdu: پیچھا


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: bagdel, rumpe
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: postaĵo
 * Estonian: tagumik
 * Finnish:, , , ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Ingrian: perä, peppo, pers
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: bakdel, ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sami:
 * Inari: pottâ
 * Northern: čurti, bahta
 * Skolt: põtt
 * Southern: ravve, råvve
 * Slovak: zadok, pozadie
 * Slovene: zádnjica
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: зад, ду́па, сра́ка


 * Estonian:
 * Swedish: