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English to English adjective satellite
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having the lower score or lagging position in a contest |  | Example: behind by two points
the 8th inning found the home team trailing
source: wordnet30 adverb
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in or to or toward the rear | | Example: he followed behind
seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front
the final runners were far behind
source: wordnet30
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remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from | | Example: when he died he left much unfinished work behind
left a large family behind
the children left their books behind
he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind
source: wordnet30
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of timepieces | | Example: the clock is almost an hour slow
my watch is running behind
source: wordnet30
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in or into an inferior position | | Example: fell behind in his studies
their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers
source: wordnet30
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in debt | | Example: he fell behind with his mortgage payments
a month behind in the rent
a company that has been run behindhand for years
in arrears with their utility bills
source: wordnet30
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At the back part; in the rear. | | source: webster1913 noun
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | | Example: he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
source: wordnet30
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The backside; the rump. | | source: webster1913 preposition
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On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill. | | source: webster1913
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