behind

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈhaɪnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈhaɪnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi hīnd′)

Collocations for "behind"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "behind" in context.

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behind

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
prep
  1. behind the [bushes, sofa, house]
  2. [look, search, found it, hiding] behind the [sofa]
  3. am behind [you, the campaign] (100%)
  4. am fully behind [you]
  5. with [15 years, a wealth] of experience behind her
  6. [well, way, considerably] behind schedule
  7. behind the times
  8. the past is behind me (now)
  9. behind the [scenes, wheel, counter]
  10. [who, what] is behind the [rumors, news, story]?
  11. behind a [proxy, server, firewall]
  12. look out, [he, it]'s behind you!
n
  1. has a very [nice, soft, firm, big] behind
  2. the dog bit him in his behind
  3. will give you a (swift) kick in the behind if you
  4. slapped her behind
  5. slapped him on [the, his] behind
  6. [fell, slipped, landed] on his behind
  7. the baby [crawled, slid] on her behind
adv
  1. is behind [in math, on the project]
  2. is behind with the [payments, mortgage, rent]
  3. is behind on her [payments]
additional examples
  1. behind the [bushes, sofa, house]
  2. has a very [nice, soft, firm, big] behind
  3. is behind [in math, on the project]
  4. [look, search, found it, hiding] behind the [sofa]
  5. the dog bit him in his behind
  6. is behind with the [payments, mortgage, rent]
  7. am behind [you, the campaign] (100%)
  8. will give you a (swift) kick in the behind if you
  9. is behind on her [payments]
  10. am fully behind [you]
  11. slapped her behind
  12. behind-the-scenes [look, documentary]
  13. with [15 years, a wealth] of experience behind her
  14. slapped him on [the, his] behind
  15. [well, way, considerably] behind schedule
  16. [fell, slipped, landed] on his behind
  17. behind the times
  18. the baby [crawled, slid] on her behind
  19. the past is behind me (now)
  20. behind the [scenes, wheel, counter]
  21. [who, what] is behind the [rumors, news, story]?
  22. behind a [proxy, server, firewall]
  23. look out, [he, it]'s behind you!
'behind' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
America - aim - alley - altar - ambush - approach - architect - area - attack - back - baffle - bar - baseline - basic - blast - bolster - brain - bus - cache - catalyst - citizen - clasp - closed - closely - clump - comprehend - conceal - concealed - concept - contractor - counter - crap - creep - crisis - crouch - crowd - cuff - culprit - curtain - curve - daisy - dart - destruction - directly - disappear - discharge - discover - disguise - dismissal - display

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