behind

Examples

• All

• Well, you wanted the shot from behind.

  Effects (1979)

• I left a few trees behind.

  Broken Arrow (1996)

• I mean, you can see it behind us here, so.

• Yeah, but right behind me is a long way.

• But if I light it up from behind, then we get this.

• This past month, just like my desk behind me, has been a mess.

• Follow that guy, you know, draft behind him, ask him questions.

• And you approach it from behind in its orbit, right?

• We don't know which bush he is behind.

  And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

• The dog was barking loudly from behind the bushes.

Synonyms

B

back

vsbehind

∞ 1.0

Toward the rear of something

is mainly about being located at the rear rather than moving

B

backward

vsbehind

84 1.0

Toward the back of something

is used for being in a rear position rather than orientation

R

rearward

vsbehind

1 7.4

The back part of a group or line

is about being at the rear of a single person or object

Antonyms

I

in front

∞ 1.0

At a place ahead of someone or something

Idioms

B

behind the scenes

117 4.9

In a private way, away from the public view

B

behind closed doors

• Literature

112 4.1

In private and not open to the public

B

behind the wheel

77 3.4

To drive and be in control of a car or other vehicle

B

behind someone's back

• Informal

18 4.3

In a secret way without someone knowing, often to hurt them

B

behind the times

7 4.8

Old-fashioned and not keeping up with new ideas

W

wet behind the ears

• Informal

5 8.3

Not very experienced or confident yet

B

behind the eight-ball

• Informal

3 9.6

In a difficult situation with little chance to make things better

P

power behind the throne

• Literature

2 8.2

A person who secretly controls a leader from behind the scenes

P

to put our differences behind us

• Informal

1 5.1

Stop arguing and agree to work together

B

behind time

• Indian

1 3.2

Not arriving or starting at the expected time

B

behind its time

7.6

Out of date and not keeping up with current ideas

B

behind prison walls

• Literature

6.8

To live in prison and see what life there is like

B

behind the bit

• Jargon

9.9

A horse that holds its head back and ignores the rider's hands

D

dry behind the ears

• Informal

8.9

A person who lacks experience and maturity in new situations

P

to pull the ladder up behind oneself

9.0

To succeed and then stop others from getting the same chances

O

one hand tied behind one's back

• Informal

8.0

To do something easily even with serious problems

Compounds

B

behind-the-scenes

33 4.3

Happening in private and away from public view

T

the story behind

21 3.3

The reason and past events that explain why something happened

How Forward

leading

3.4

ahead

∞ 1.0

in front

∞ 1.0

behind

179 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology