behind
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
he deserves a good kick in the butt
Types & categories
- body part hypernym
Parts & wholes
- torso part holonym
Related & opposite
- posterior derivation
Sense 2 adverb
in or to or toward the rear
he followed behind
Sense 3 adverb
remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
when he died he left much unfinished work behind
Sense 4 adverb
of timepieces
the clock is almost an hour slow
Sense 5 adverb
in or into an inferior position
fell behind in his studies
Sense 6 adverb
in debt
he fell behind with his mortgage payments
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | posterior |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | torso |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | body part |