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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.
back
Preposition
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Toward the rear.
He went back behind the stands.
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To a place again.
I didn't like it, so I sent it back.
He went back to the same house.
They came back again.
back
Noun
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The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.
I went to the back of the house.
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The back is the rear part of the human body.
He had a scar on his back.
back
Verb
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If you back something, you support it.
The Republicans backed the bill.
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If you back up, you move backward.
He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.