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How to pronounce “behind”
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Pronunciation guide for behind
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of behind with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
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- Definition summary
- At or to the back or far side of.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce behind
Women Behind Bars
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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “behind”
Meaning
- [Preposition]
- At or to the back or far side of.
- Less forward or advanced than; after.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- In support of.
- (sometimes regarded as nonstandard, US, informal) Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of; because of.
- [Adverb]
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- In a rearward direction.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- (archaic) Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
- [Adjective]
- Not advanced to the required or expected degree; overdue or in arrears.
- (of a watch or clock) Slow.
- [Noun]
- The rear, back-end.
- (informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.
- (Australian rules football) A one-point score.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The catcher.
- 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).
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Similar Sounds
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