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behind

Main Entry:: ¹be·hind
Pronunciation:: \bi-ˈhīnd, bē-\
Function:: adverb or adjective
Etymology:: Middle English behinde, from Old English behindan, from be- + hindan from behind; akin to Old English hinder behind — more at hind
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: in the place or situation that is being or has been departed from <stay behind> b: in, to, or toward the back <look behind> <came from behind> c: later in time <can spring be far behind>2 a: in a secondary or inferior position b: in arrears <behind in the rent> c: slow3archaic : still to come

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