{
    "term": "behind",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "at or towards the back of somebody/something, and often hidden by it or them",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Who's the girl standing behind Jan?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stay close behind me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a small street behind the station"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She glanced behind her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't forget to lock the door behind you *(= when you leave)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun disappeared behind the clouds."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "making less progress than somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's behind the rest of the class in reading."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're **behind schedule** *(= late)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "giving support to or approval of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "responsible for starting or developing something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What's behind that happy smile *(= what is causing it)*?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was the man behind the plan to build a new hospital."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used to say that something is in somebody’s past",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The accident is behind you now, so try to forget it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has ten years' useful experience behind her."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɪˈhaɪnd/",
                "audio": "be/behind/behind__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɪˈhaɪnd/",
                "audio": "be/behind/behind__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’."
}