English English Dictionary

To call; to name; to address.

To command; to order.

A vow; a promise.

The backside; the rump.

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.

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

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

At the back part; in the rear.

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

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

Backward in time or order of succession; past.

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

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.

In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.

On this side of.

The Centaurea behen, or saw-leaved centaury.

The Statice limonium, or sea lavender.

The Cucubalus behen, or bladder campion, now called Silene inflata.

To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.

To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see.