Behind
“Behind” puede funcionar como preposición, adverbio o sustantivo. A continuación analizamos su uso como preposición.
1.- Preposición de lugar: detrás de
The apple is behind the mouse
My house is behind the museum
You should stay behind me
My wallet has fallen behind the table
The teacher entered the room behind the students
Be careful! Look behind you
I should stop because there is a police car behind me
My mother closed the door behind her
The dog ran behind the car
Mary sat behind Anna in class
The thieve hid behind the door
The president was sitting behind his desk
The car behind us was stopped by the police
The plane disappeared behind the mountains
You can see an old church behind the bridge
Observaciones
El antónimo de “behind” es “in front of”
The bridge is in front of the old church
2.- Otras acepciones
2.a.- Progresar menos (que algo / alguien)
My brother is behind me in mathematics
The project was behind schedule
Real Madrid is only one point behind the leader
2.b.- Apoyar (algo / a alguien)
In the Wimbledon Final the spectators were behind Federer
The accused knew that his family was behind him
The candidate has very important businessmen behind him
He felt alone. Nobody was behind him
2.c.- Ser responsable de algo
Peter is the chief engineer behind the works at Victoria Station
That terrorist movement was behind the attack
2.4.- Vivencia / experiencia del pasado
I have ten years of banking experience behind me
She has years of suffering behind her
2.5.- Algo no visible, escondido
Behind his polite manner you could find a very rude person
People want to know the truth behind the plane crash in California