behind

/bi-ˈhīnd/

Middle English behinde, from Old English behindan, from be- + hindan from behind; akin to Old English hinder behind

adverb or adjective

  1. in the place or situation that is being or has been departed from

  2. in, to, or toward the back

  3. later in time

stay behind

look behind

preposition

  1. in or to a place or situation in back of or to the rear of

  2. —used as a function word to indicate something that screens an observer

  3. following in order

look behind you

noun

  1. buttocks —often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions