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behind vs in front of

behind

Definitions

adverb

  1. in debt
  2. in or into an inferior position
  3. of timepieces
  4. in or to or toward the rear
  5. remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

adjective

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

noun

  1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Examples

He said nothing as he took his horse's reins and mounted up, the pain causing sparks to flash behind his eyes and his vision to fuzz a little around the edges.

The fin's origin is relatively far behind the pelvic fin insertion.

Another tomb of interest (and of which we will speak in extenso in the next instalment of this series) is the tomb of the Pope Clement II, the only pope to be buried north of the Alps. The statue, sculpted by the same (unknown) sculptor as the Horseman, was originally the slab of the tomb, which remains on the west choir, behind the cathedra:

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