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behind vs down

down vs behind

behind and down both are nouns.

behind and down both are adjectives.

behind is not a verb while down is a verb.

behind and down both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
behind Yes Yes No Yes
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
behind (noun) down (noun)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
behind (adjective) down (adjective)
having the lower score or lagging position in a contest being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
behind (verb) down (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
behind (adverb) down (adverb)
in or to or toward the rear spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from away from a more central or a more northerly place
in debt paid in cash at time of purchase
in or into an inferior position in an inactive or inoperative state
showing a time that is earlier than the actual time to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between behind and down

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