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Translating from English to Yiddish

Translations:

behind — at the back of
→ הינטער (hinter)
behind — to the back of
→ הינטער (hinter)
behind — after, time- or motion-wise
→ הינטער (hinter)
→ נאָך (nokh)

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 1

  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?”
    Synonymsbuttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebumbunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpsternseattailtail endtooshietushbottomderrierefannyass

ADJECTIVE 1

  1. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

    • “behind by two points”
    • “the 8th inning found the home team trailing”

ADVERB 5

  1. 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”

  2. 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”

  3. of timepieces

    • “the clock is almost an hour slow”
    • “my watch is running behind”
    Synonymsslow
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  1. in or into an inferior position

    • “fell behind in his studies”
    • “their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers”

  2. 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”
    Synonymsbehindhandin arrears