The meaning of BEHIND is in the place or situation that is being or has been departed from. How to use behind in a sentence.

BEHIND definition: 1. at the back (of): 2. In baseball, if the pitcher (= the player who throws the ball) is behind…. Learn more.

Behind applies primarily to position in space, and suggests that one person or thing is at the back of another; it may also refer to (a fixed) time: He stood behind the chair.

Define behind. behind synonyms, behind pronunciation, behind translation, English dictionary definition of behind. adv. 1. In, to, or toward the rear: We walked behind.

If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front. I put one of the cushions behind his head. They were parked behind the truck. …

Nov 15, 2025 · behind (comparative more behind or (rare or nonstandard) behinder, superlative most behind or (rare or nonstandard) behindest) At or in the rear or back part of something.

At the back or in the rear of, as regards either the actual or the assumed front: the opposite of before: as, the valet stood behind his master; crouching behind a tree.

behind preposition (NOT AFFECTING) If a bad experience or your own bad behaviour is behind you, it does not exist or affect your life now:

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When we got to the restaurant, I realized that I had left my purse behind. (Definition of behind from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)