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behind
Preposition
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When something is behind a second thing, the first thing is in back of the second.
The ball is behind the box.
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When something is behind, it is toward the rear.
The man stayed behind.
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A thing is behind when it happened in the past.
We left that worry behind.
behind
Noun
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The rear, back-end.
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Bottom, downside.
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Your behind is your butt, the buttocks, or bum.
He was told he would get a kick on the behind if he kept being naughty
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In Australian Rules Football, a behind is the same as one point, scored if the ball goes between the tall goal post and the short behind post.
He tried to kick a goal, but the ball went wide and he only got a behind.
it
Pronoun
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used to refer to an object without identifying or describing it; the object might have been described earlier in the text.
The house was very big. It had many rooms.
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used to describe the weather
It is very hot today.
I'm staying in because it is raining
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used to describe a situation in general
I don't like it when people tell me to do something.
It is hard to find a job.
it
Abbreviation
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It can be a short way of writing:
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# Italy or Italian
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# Information Technology, the use of computers