behind

behind
behind (adv.) O.E. behindan "behind, after," from bi "by" + hindan "from behind" (see HIND (Cf. hind) (adj.)). The prepositional sense emerged in Old English. Euphemistic noun meaning "backside of a person" is from 1786. Phrase behind the times is from 1905. Behind the scenes (1711) is from the theater; figurative sense attested by 1779.

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