English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Behight
(v.)
To call; to name; to address.
Behight
(v.)
To command; to order.
Behight
(n.)
A vow; a promise.
Behind
(n.)
The backside; the rump.
Behind
(a.)
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.
Behind
(a.)
Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to
a distance or by death.
Behind
(a.)
Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence:
Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any
achievement.
Behind
(adv.)
At the back part; in the rear.
Behind
(adv.)
Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look
behind.
Behind
(adv.)
Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view;
out of sight; remaining.
Behind
(adv.)
Backward in time or order of succession; past.
Behind
(adv.)
After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.
Behindhand
(adv. & a.)
In a state of backwardness, in respect to what
is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been
accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing;
dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work.
Behindhand
(adv. & a.)
In arrears financially; in a state where
expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.
Behither
(prep.)
On this side of.
Behn
(n.)
The Centaurea behen, or saw-leaved centaury.
Behn
(n.)
The Statice limonium, or sea lavender.
Behn
(n.)
The Cucubalus behen, or bladder campion, now called Silene
inflata.
Behold
(v. t.)
To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard
with the eyes.
Behold
(v. i.)
To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to
look; to see.