Wondering how to hyphenate the English word behinds? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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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? |
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Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest Behind by two points The 8th inning found the home team trailing |
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In or to or toward the rear He followed behind Seen from behind |
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The house is more imposing than it is from the front The final runners were far behind |
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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 |
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Of timepieces The clock is almost an hour slow My watch is running behind |
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In or into an inferior position Fell behind in his studies Their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers |
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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 |