behind
behind is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death. A small part of what he left behind him. Pope.
- 2.Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement. I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 2 Cor. xi.
- 3.1. At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind." Milton.
- 4.Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.
- 5.Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining. We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind. Locke.
- 6.Backward in time or order of succession; past. Forgetting those things which are behind. Phil. ii.
- 7.5. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind. Leave not a rack behind. Shak.
- 8.The backside; the rump. [Low]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- aback
- abaft
- abandon
- abandonment
- able
- account
- accusation
- aching
- aft
- after
- afterbirth
- again
- aitchbone
- alas
- alternate
- amnesia
- amnesty
- amoebean
- and
- apart
- append
- application
- apply
- arrear
- aside
- astern
- attention
- avaunt
- away
- back
- background
- backside
- backwards
- bad
- bank
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- become
- behindhand
- bend
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is behind.
- What is left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death. A small part of what he left behind him. Pope called?
- What is left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement. I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 2 Cor. xi called?
- What is 1. At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind." Milton called?
- What is toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind called?
- What is not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining. We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind. Locke called?
- What is backward in time or order of succession; past. Forgetting those things which are behind. Phil. ii called?
- What is 5. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind. Leave not a rack behind. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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