GET BEHIND (A PERSON OR IDEA)

Meaning of GET BEHIND (A PERSON OR IDEA) in English

support, help They decided to get behind the main candidate when he promised to cut taxes.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEHIND — I. bə̇ˈhīnd, bē- adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Middle English behinde, behinden, from Old English behindan, from be- + hindan from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERSON — ˈpərs ə n, ˈpə̄s-, ˈpəis- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English persone, person, persoun, from Old French persone, persoune, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IDEA
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-PERSON
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERSON — /perr"seuhn/ , n. 1. a human being, whether man, woman, or child: The table seats four persons. 2. a human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IDEA — — idealess , adj. /uy dee"euh, uy deeeu"/ , n. 1. any conception existing in the mind as a result …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GET
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEHIND — /bi huynd"/ , prep. 1. at or toward the rear of: Look behind the house. 2. not keeping up with, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GET — I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb ( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERSON — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French persone, from Latin persona actor's mask, character in a play, person, probably from Etruscan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IDEA — ˈī-(ˌ)dē-ə or ˈī-dē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from idein to see — more at wit Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERSON — noun a parson; the parish priest. 2. person ·noun a human being spoken of indefinitely; one; a man; as, any …
Webster English vocab
IDEA — noun a plan or purpose of action; intention; design. 2. idea ·noun a general notion, or a conception formed by …
Webster English vocab
BEHIND — noun the backside; the rump. 2. behind ·adv at the back part; in the rear. 3. behind ·adv backward in …
Webster English vocab
IDEA — [idea] n [ME, fr. L, fr. Gk, fr. idein to see--more at wit] (14c) 1 a: a transcendent entity that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEHIND — [be.hind] adv or adj [ME behinde, fr. OE behindan, fr. be- + hindan from behind; akin to OE hinder behind--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PERSON — / ˈpɜːsn; NAmE ˈpɜːrsn/ noun ( pl. people / ˈpiːpl; NAmE / or, especially in formal use, per·sons ) 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IDEA — / aɪˈdɪə; NAmE -ˈdiːə/ noun PLAN / THOUGHT 1. [ C ] idea (for sth) | idea (of sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GET — / get; NAmE / verb ( getting , got , got / gɒt; NAmE gɑːt/) HELP NOTE : In spoken …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEHIND — / bɪˈhaɪnd; NAmE / preposition , adverb , noun ■ preposition 1. at or towards the back of sb/sth, and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERSON — per ‧ son S1 W1 /ˈpɜːs ə n $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IDEA — i ‧ dea S1 W1 /aɪˈdɪə/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEHIND — I. be ‧ hind 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈhaɪnd/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: behindan …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PERSON
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IDEA — n. 1 a conception or plan formed by mental effort (have you any ideas?; had the idea of writing a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEHIND — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 a in, towards, or to the rear of. b on the further side of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PERSON
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IDEA — n. 1 a conception or plan formed by mental effort (have you any ideas?; had the idea of writing a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GET — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEHIND — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 a in, towards, or to the rear of. b on the further side of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PERSON
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
IDEA — n.1 a conception or plan formed by mental effort (have you any ideas?; had the idea of writing a book). …
Oxford English vocab
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1. tr. come into …
Oxford English vocab
BEHIND — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. a in, towards, or to the rear of. b on the further side of …
Oxford English vocab
GET — I. CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING /get/ ( gets, getting, got, or gotten) Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEHIND — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /bɪhaɪnd/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-PERSON — ( -people, or -persons) 1. -person is added to numbers to form adjectives which indicate how many people are involved …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERSON — ( people, persons) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The usual word …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IDEA — ( ideas) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An idea is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEHIND — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PERSON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES business person cost sth per person ▪ There’s a one-day course that costs £80 per …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IDEA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a central idea ▪ This was a central idea in Marxist theory. a clear picture/idea …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEHIND — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be behind/trailing in the polls ▪ At the moment the Democrats are trailing in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PERSON
Cambridge English vocab
IDEA — (PURPOSE) [noun] [U] - a purpose or reason for doing somethingThe idea of this game is to get rid of …
Cambridge English vocab
PERSON — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, actor, actually, an existence, anatomy, antagonist, antihero, article, being, bit, bit part, bodily, body, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IDEA — Synonyms and related words : abstract thought, act of thought, admonition, advice, advising, advocacy, affective meaning, aim, ambition, animus, apprehension, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GET — Synonyms and related words : OD, absorb, accede to, accept, access, accumulate, acquire, addle, admit, advance, affect, age, aggravate, agree …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEHIND — See: DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FALL BEHIND, GET BEHIND, HANG BACK or HANG BEHIND.
Slang English vocab
BEHIND — n 1. buttocks. ("He slapped her on the behind.") 2. the seat behind the passenger seat in a vehicle. ("I …
Slang English vocab
IDEA — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright , brilliant , clever , excellent , good , great , marvellous/marvelous , nice …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PERSON — See ↑ PERSON/PEOPLE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ in person • ↑ per person
Longman Activator English vocab

English Idioms vocab

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