Hyphenation of BEHIND

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word BEHIND? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

BE-HIND

Definitions of BEHIND:

1.
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?
2.
Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
Behind by two points The 8th inning found the home team trailing
3.
In or to or toward the rear
He followed behind Seen from behind
4.
The house is more imposing than it is from the front
The final runners were far behind
5.
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
6.
Of timepieces
The clock is almost an hour slow My watch is running behind
7.
In or into an inferior position
Fell behind in his studies Their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers
8.
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

Synonyms of BEHIND:

adj trailing, down
noun buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, derriere, fanny, ass, body part
adv slow
adv behindhand, in arrears

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