Befind vs. Behind

Befindverb

To find; discover.

Behindpreposition

At the back of; positioned with something else in front of.

‘The car is behind the wall.’;

Befindverb

To invent; contrive.

Behindpreposition

To the back of. en

Befindverb

To be found; be.

Behindpreposition

After, time- or motion-wise.

Behindpreposition

responsible for

‘Who is behind these terrorist attacks?’;

Behindpreposition

In support of.

‘The republicans are fully behind their candidate.’;

Behindpreposition

Left a distance by, in progress or improvement; inferior to.

‘I'm ranked sixth in the French class, behind five other pupils.’;

Behindpreposition

As a result or consequence of

Behindadverb

At the back part; in the rear. en

Behindadverb

Toward the back part or rear; backward.

‘to look behind’;

Behindadverb

Overdue, in arrears.

‘My employer is two paychecks behind on paying my salary.’; ‘I'm two weeks behind in my schedule.’;

Behindadverb

Slow; of a watch or clock.

‘My watch is four minutes behind.’;

Behindadverb

existing afterwards

‘He left behind a legacy of death and sorrow.’; ‘He stayed behind after the war.’;

Behindadverb

Backward in time or order of succession; past.

Behindadverb

Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.

Behindadverb

(archaic) Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

Behindnoun

the rear, back-end

Behindnoun

(informal) butt, the buttocks, bottom

Behindnoun

(Australian rules football) A one-point score.

Behindnoun

The catcher.

Behindnoun

In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).

Behindpreposition

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.

‘A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood.’;

Behindpreposition

Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.

‘A small part of what he left behind him.’;

Behindpreposition

Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.

‘I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.’;

Behindadverb

At the back part; in the rear.

Behindadverb

Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.

Behindadverb

Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

‘We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind.’;

Behindadverb

Backward in time or order of succession; past.

‘Forgetting those things which are behind.’;

Behindadverb

After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.

‘Leave not a rack behind.’;

Behindnoun

The backside; the rump.

Behindnoun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;

‘he deserves a good kick in the butt’; ‘are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?’;

Behindadjective

having the lower score or lagging position in a contest;

‘behind by two points’; ‘the 8th inning found the home team trailing’;

Behindadverb

in or to or toward the rear;

‘he followed behind’; ‘seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front’; ‘the final runners were far behind’;

Behindadverb

remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from;

‘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’;

Behindadverb

of timepieces;

‘the clock is almost an hour slow’; ‘my watch is running behind’;

Behindadverb

in or into an inferior position;

‘fell behind in his studies’; ‘their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers’;

Behindadverb

in debt;

‘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’;

Behindpreposition

at or to the far side of (something), typically so as to be hidden by it

‘the recording machinery was kept behind screens’; ‘the sun came out from behind a cloud’;

Behindpreposition

underlying (something) but not apparent to the observer

‘the agony behind his decision to retire’;

Behindpreposition

following or further back than (another member of a moving group)

‘we were stuck behind a slow-moving tractor’;

Behindpreposition

at the back of (someone), after they have passed through a door

‘she ran out of the room, slamming the door behind her’;

Behindpreposition

in support of or giving guidance to (someone else)

‘the power behind the throne’; ‘whatever you decide to do, I'll be behind you’;

Behindpreposition

controlling or responsible for (an event or plan)

‘the meticulous organization behind the coup’; ‘I began to believe that he was behind the whole plot’;

Behindpreposition

after the departure or death of (someone)

‘he left behind him a manuscript which was subsequently published’;

Behindpreposition

less advanced than (someone or something) in achievement or development

‘the government admitted it is ten years behind the West in PC technology’;

Behindpreposition

having a lower score than (another competitor)

‘Woosnam moved to ten under par, five shots behind Fred Couples’;

Behindadverb

at or to the far side of something

‘Campbell grabbed him from behind’;

Behindadverb

in a particular place after leaving or after others have moved on

‘don't leave me behind’;

Behindadverb

further back than other members of a moving group

‘Ben led the way, with Joe a short distance behind’;

Behindadverb

(in a contest or match) having a score lower than that of the opposing team

‘England were still 382 runs behind’;

Behindadverb

late in accomplishing a task

‘I'm getting behind with my work’;

Behindadverb

in arrears

‘she was behind with her rent’;

Behindnoun

a person's buttocks

‘she slid inelegantly down a few steps on her behind’;

Behindnoun

a kick that sends the ball over a behind line, or a touch that sends it between the inner posts, scoring one point.