ɑːs ɑɹs ˈbækˌsaɪd bɪˈhaɪnd bɪˈhaɪnd ˈbɒtəm ˈbɑtəm bʌnz ˈbʌtəks ˈkæn ˈneɪtiːz pɒˈstɪə.ɹi.ə poʊˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ ˈɹʌmp siːt sləʊ sloʊ tʊʃ 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 in debt 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 in or into an inferior position fell behind in his studies their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers showing a time that is earlier than the actual time the clock is almost an hour slow my watch is running behind having the lower score or lagging position in a contest behind by two points the 8th inning found the home team trailing 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?