Antonyms for behind


Grammar : Adv, noun, prep
Spell : bih-hahynd
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈhaɪnd


Definition of behind

Origin :
  • Old English behindan "behind, after," from bi "by" + hindan "from behind" (see hind (adj.)). The prepositional sense emerged in Old English. Euphemistic noun meaning "backside of a person" is from 1786. Phrase behind the times is from 1905. Behind the scenes (1711) is from the theater; figurative sense attested by 1779.
  • adv position farther back; following
  • adv in debt; late
  • noun buttocks
  • prep being the reason for
  • prep in support
Example sentences :
  • But nevertheless he could not leave it behind since it was for this he had incurred his present peril.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Then they heard fresh howls and yells in front as well as behind.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Or else, in some barroom, a footfall from behind and a bullet through the back.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Charles Merchant, the son of rich John Merchant, was behind the wheel.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • It seems to be the vice of those who have a long past behind them.
  • Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • She took it up the lane to the place where the man is; and they put it behind the palings.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • Behind the house the greensward slopes to a wheat-field that is like a wall of gold.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • Behind him, like an electric force pushing him on, the outlaws watched his steps.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He waved farewell, stepped through the door, and closed it behind him.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • A scared, round face peered out at Andrew from behind his mother.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Synonyms for behind

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