behind vs in front of
behind
Definitions
adverb
- in debt
- in or into an inferior position
- of timepieces
- in or to or toward the rear
- remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
adjective
- having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
noun
- 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.
The storm was cloaked like a hidden monster behind a stratiform cloud veil (nimbostratus) with a little fractus in the foreground.