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{
"term": "behind",
"partOfSpeech": "preposition",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "at or towards the back of somebody/something, and often hidden by it or them",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Who's the girl standing behind Jan?"
},
{
"text": "Stay close behind me."
},
{
"text": "a small street behind the station"
},
{
"text": "She glanced behind her."
},
{
"text": "Don't forget to lock the door behind you *(= when you leave)*."
},
{
"text": "The sun disappeared behind the clouds."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "making less progress than somebody/something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's behind the rest of the class in reading."
},
{
"text": "We're **behind schedule** *(= late)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "giving support to or approval of somebody/something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "responsible for starting or developing something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "What's behind that happy smile *(= what is causing it)*?"
},
{
"text": "He was the man behind the plan to build a new hospital."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "used to say that something is in somebody’s past",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The accident is behind you now, so try to forget it."
},
{
"text": "She has ten years' useful experience behind her."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪˈhaɪnd/",
"audio": "be/behind/behind__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪˈhaɪnd/",
"audio": "be/behind/behind__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’."
}