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Engelsk adjektiv: behind | |||
| 1. | behind having the lower score or lagging position in a contest | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Behind by two points. The 8th inning found the home team trailing. | ||
| Uttrykk med lignende betydning | down | ||
| Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | up | ||
Engelsk substantiv: behind | |||
| 1. | behind (i anatomi) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He deserves a good kick in the butt. Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | 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 | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | body part | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | body, torso, trunk | ||
Engelsk adverb: behind | |||
| 1. | behind in or to or toward the rear | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He followed behind. Seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front. The final runners were far behind. | ||
| 2. | behind remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
| 3. | behind of timepieces | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The clock is almost an hour slow. My watch is running behind. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | slow | ||
| 4. | behind in or into an inferior position | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Fell behind in his studies. Their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers. | ||
| 5. | behind in debt | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He fell behind with his mortgage payments. A month behind in the rent. A company that has been run behindhand for years. In arrears with their utility bills. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | behindhand, in arrears | ||
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