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How to pronounce behind in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms slow


my watch is running behind.
Type Words
Synonyms behindhand, in arrears


he fell behind with his mortgage payments.
a month behind in the rent.
a company that has been run behindhand for years.
Type Words
Synonyms arse, ass, backside, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
Type of body part
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behind by two points.

Examples of behind

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I had to decide quickly because there was a caravan of coffee addicts behind me.
From the stltoday.com
They are seven games behind wild-card co-leaders Philadelphia and San Francisco.
From the newsday.com
I want to put these issues behind me, and behind this organization and its fans.
From the newsday.com
The second involved moving major appliances and cleaning around and behind them.
From the thenewstribune.com
Behind them, Kris Brannon, best known as the Save Our Sonics guy, blew his horn.
From the thenewstribune.com
The Bucks are three games behind Indiana for the final playoff spot in the East.
From the sacbee.com
Morrow gathered the disc behind the net and attempted to pass the puck in front.
From the sacbee.com
The second car pulled up behind him a moment later, stopping about 30 feet away.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Calipari revitalized the flagging program a year ago behind superstar John Wall.
From the thenewstribune.com
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  • Behind(p): having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"
  • Buttocks: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
  • In or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"
  • Remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"
  • Of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
  • In or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
  • The laws of Australian football describe the rules of the game of Australian rules football as they have evolved and adapted, with the same underlying core rules, since 1859.
  • Behind is the 1995 debut album from German progressive metal band Superior.
  • "Behind" is name of a 2008 Electronica/Dance single from the Italian Alternative/Electronica group Flanders. The group co-wrote and co-produced the track with producer/remixer Vincenzo Callea, which is their follow up to their 2007 debut single "By Your Side. ...