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I. be·hind [bɪˈhaɪnd] PREP

1. behind:

behind (at back): hinter +dat

behind (to back): hinter +acc

to fall behind sb: hinter jdn zurückfallen

behind the wheel driver: hinterm Lenkrad [o. Steuer]

2. behind (hidden by):

behind: hinter +dat

the town lay behind the mountain: die Stadt lag hinter dem Berg

3. behind (as basis for):

behind: hinter +dat

the motivating factor behind his sudden enthusiasm: der ausschlaggebende Faktor für seinen plötzlichen Enthusiasmus

4. behind (supporting):

behind: hinter +dat

I'm behind you all the way: ich stehe voll hinter dir

5. behind (in past):

behind: hinter +dat

to have sth behind one: etw hinter sich dat haben

to put sth behind one: etw hinter sich dat lassen

to put sth behind one: etw vergessen

long behind sb: weit zurück

6. behind (responsible for):

behind: hinter +dat

who's behind this?: wer ist dafür verantwortlich? inf

who's behind this?: wer steckt dahinter?

7. behind (late for):

behind: hinter +dat

to be/get behind schedule: in Verzug sein/geraten

8. behind (less advanced):

to be behind sb in sth: jdm in etw dat hinterher sein inf

Phrases:

behind sb's back: hinter jds Rücken

to go behind sb's back: jdn hintergehen

behind every great man there stands a great woman prov: hinter jedem starken Mann steht eine starke Frau

behind the scenes: hinter den Kulissen

to be behind the times: hinter der Zeit zurück[geblieben] sein

II. be·hind [bɪˈhaɪnd] ADV

behind (at back): hinten

behind (to back): nach hinten

to attack from behind: von hinten [o. pej hinterrücks] angreifen

the boat/car/person/ship behind: der Hintermann

to come from behind fig: wieder zur Spitze aufschließen

to fall behind: zurückfallen

to leave sb/sth behind: jdn/etw zurücklassen

to leave sth behind (not take): etw [versehentlich] stehen/liegen lassen

to leave sth behind (as sign): etw zurücklassen [o. hinterlassen]

to leave behind a stain/a scar/a trail of destruction: einen Fleck/eine Narbe/eine Spur der Verwüstung hinterlassen

to stay behind: noch dableiben

to stay behind pupil: nachsitzen <sitzt nach, saß nach, nachgesessen>

to walk behind: hinterhergehen

III. be·hind [bɪˈhaɪnd] ADJ pred

1. behind (in arrears):

to be behind with sth: mit etw dat im Rückstand [o. Verzug] sein

2. behind (overdue):

to be behind sb: hinter jdm zurückliegen

to be behind with one's work: mit seiner Arbeit im Rückstand sein

3. behind (mentally):

to be [a long way] behind: [weit] zurück sein inf

to be behind in a subject: in einem Fach hinterherhinken

IV. be·hind [bɪˈhaɪnd] N inf

behind: Hintern m <-s, -> inf

get off your behind and do something!: nun beweg deinen Hintern und tu was! inf

lie behind VB intr

1. lie behind (be cause of):

to lie behind sth: etw dat zugrunde liegen

do you know what lies behind their decision?: weißt du, was hinter ihrer Entscheidung steckt? inf

2. lie behind (be past):

to lie behind [sb]: hinter jdm liegen

forget what lies behind [you/us]: vergiss, was gewesen ist

drag behind VB intr

drag behind: trödeln

drag behind: hinterherbummeln

hang behind VB intr

hang behind: hinterhertrödeln

drop behind VB intr

drop behind: zurückfallen

to drop behind in sth one's work: mit etw dat im Rückstand sein [o. inf hinterherhinken]

to drop behind at school: in der Schule zurückfallen

fall behind VB intr

1. fall behind (slow):

fall behind: zurückfallen

he began to limp and fell far behind: er begann zu humpeln und fiel weit zurück

to fall behind sb/sth: hinter jdn/etw zurückfallen

to fall behind schedule: nicht in der Zeit liegen

2. fall behind:

fall behind (achieve less): zurückbleiben

fall behind (at school): hinterherhinken

because she's been ill for six months, she's fallen behind with her reading: weil sie sechs Monate krank war, hinkt sie mit dem Lesen [etwas] hinterher

to fall behind sb/sth: hinter jdm/etw zurückbleiben

3. fall behind (achieve late):

fall behind: hinterherhinken

to fall behind with sth: mit etw dat in Verzug geraten

4. fall behind SPORTS (lose lead):

fall behind: zurückfallen

fall behind: in Rückstand geraten

my horse fell behind after the third fence: mein Pferd fiel nach dem dritten Hindernis zurück

to have fallen behind sb: hinter jdm liegen

leave behind VB trans

1. leave behind (not take along):

to leave behind ⇆ sb/sth: jdn/etw zurücklassen

hurry up or you'll get left behind!: beeil dich oder du bleibst hier!

2. leave behind (leave traces):

to leave behind ⇆ sth: etw hinterlassen

we've left all that behind us: all das liegt hinter uns

to leave behind a chaos/a mess: ein Chaos/eine Unordnung hinterlassen

to leave behind a mystery: ein Rätsel aufgeben

3. leave behind fig (no longer participate in):

to leave sth ⇆ behind: etw hinter sich dat lassen

4. leave behind (progress beyond):

to be left behind: den Anschluss verpassen

put behind VB trans

1. put behind (put in the past):

to put sth behind oneself: etw hinter sich dat lassen

2. put behind (delay):

to put sb behind: jdn in Verzug bringen

to put sb behind (in fulfilling a task): jdn zurückwerfen

get behind VB intr

1. get behind (support):

to get behind sb/sth: jdn/etw unterstützen

2. get behind (be late):

to get behind with sth: mit etw dat in Rückstand geraten

OpenDict entry

leave behind VB

to be left behind: zurückgelassen werden

Present
I	lie behind
you	lie behind
he/she/it	lies behind
we	lie behind
you	lie behind
they	lie behind

Past
I	lay behind
you	lay behind
he/she/it	lay behind
we	lay behind
you	lay behind
they	lay behind

Present Perfect
I	have	lain behind
you	have	lain behind
he/she/it	has	lain behind
we	have	lain behind
you	have	lain behind
they	have	lain behind

Past Perfect
I	had	lain behind
you	had	lain behind
he/she/it	had	lain behind
we	had	lain behind
you	had	lain behind
they	had	lain behind

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lag one step behind the competition: der Konkurrenz hinterherhinken

the leaflet slipped down behind the wardrobe: die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutscht

einen Blick hinter die Kulissen tun [o. werfen]: to take a look behind the scenes fig

ein säumiger Zahler sein: to be behind[hand Brit] with one's payments

mit umgebogenem Arm: with one's arm twisted behind one's back

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Displaced workers fall behind in their mortgage payments and in providing health care to their families.

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He begins to fall behind, until he hails a car to overtake all the others.

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Because of this, a soldier had little excuse to fall behind in his tasks.

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They do this in an effort to maintain linguistic stability and to ensure that their children do not fall behind due to linguistic problems.

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This also provides students with the opportunity to watch any class that they may have missed, so that they do not fall behind.

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