n. 25B6; preposition
he hid behind a tree : AT THE BACK/REAR OF, beyond, on the far/other side of; N. Amer. in back of.
a guard ran behind him : AFTER, following, at the back/rear of, hard on the heels of, in the wake of.
you are behind the rest of the class : LESS ADVANCED THAN, slower than, weaker than, inferior to.
he was behind the bombings : RESPONSIBLE FOR, at the bottom of, the cause of, the source of, the organizer of; to blame for, culpable of, guilty of.
they have the nation behind them : SUPPORTING, backing, for, on the side of, in agreement with; financing; informal rooting for.
in front of, ahead of.
25B6; adverb
a man followed behind : AFTER, afterwards, at the back/end, in the rear.
I looked behind : OVER ONE'S SHOULDER, to/towards the back, to/towards the rear, backwards.
we're behind, so don't stop : (RUNNING) LATE, behind schedule, behindhand, not on time, behind time.
he was behind with his subscription : IN ARREARS, overdue; late, unpunctual, behindhand.
in front, ahead.
25B6; noun (informal) he sat on his behind. : See bottom noun sense 6.
25A0; put something behind one CONSIGN TO THE PAST, put down to experience, regard as water under the bridge, forget about, ignore.