behind

preposition
be·hind
/bɪˈhaɪnd/

At or to the back or far side of.

Example

“The children were hiding behind the wall.”

Other meanings

Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
In the past, from the viewpoint of.

Related words

behinded
behindness
hidebehind
therebehind
writebehind
behind center
behind its time
behind post
behind someone's back
behind the curtain
behind the curve
behind the ear

Example sentences

“My guess is that aliens were behind it.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The fire left nothing but ruins behind.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“They run one behind the other.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "behindan" (on the back side of, behind).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “behind” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.