behind, adv.
freq. cnt. 16
freq. cnt. 16
in or to or toward the rear
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13
behind
sample sentences
"he followed behind""seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"
"the final runners were far behind"
remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
behind
sample sentences
"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"
in debt
<adv.all>
behind behindhand in arrears
sample sentences
"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"
in or into an inferior position
<adv.all>
behind
sample sentences
"fell behind in his studies""their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
of timepieces
<adv.all>
behind slow
sample sentences
"the clock is almost an hour slow""my watch is running behind"