Behind
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On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back
side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door;
behind a hill. -
At or to the far side of (something), typically so as to be hidden by it.
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Behind in Australian Rules Football. Worth one point and scored when: the ball is kicked or carried over the goal line by a defender; the ball hits a goalpost; the ball crosses the behind line without hitting the behind post.
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([preposition]) Because of, due to, as a result of — especially when describing the negative consequences of a [misstep].
This usage marks a sharp linguistic divergence along ethnic lines: [integral] to ebonics and related dialects, unrecognized in any white vernacular. -
[an abbreviation] from a [German] word behindert to express someone or something is retarded, behind can be used to desribe a person, [a thing] or can be used to condemn someone after they did something wrong
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