"get behind" meaning in English

See get behind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-get behind.ogg Forms: gets behind [present, singular, third-person], getting behind [participle, present], got behind [past], got behind [UK, participle, past], gotten behind [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> behind}} get behind (third-person singular simple present gets behind, present participle getting behind, simple past got behind, past participle (UK) got behind or (US) gotten behind)
  1. (informal) To come to believe or support something. Tags: informal Synonyms: endorse
    Sense id: en-get_behind-en-verb-KtNltnVg
  2. (informal, transitive) To support, to cheer on. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-get_behind-en-verb-GYeKiaK5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "behind", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 42 2 7 13 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "behind": 25 40 3 8 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 51 3 6 18 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 43 2 9 14 2
  3. (informal, transitive) To appreciate, to enjoy. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-get_behind-en-verb-EsH19AwM
  4. (informal, narcotics) To have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugs. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-get_behind-en-verb-CyrvL~oU
  5. (slang, African-American Vernacular, transitive) To nag or pressure (somebody). Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-get_behind-en-verb-7532yyBr Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, behind.
    Sense id: en-get_behind-en-verb-3CwBfr-7

Inflected forms

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        "To come to believe or support something."
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        "(informal) To come to believe or support something."
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        "(informal, transitive) To support, to cheer on."
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        "To appreciate, to enjoy."
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        "(informal, transitive) To appreciate, to enjoy."
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        "To have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugs."
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        "(informal, narcotics) To have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugs."
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        "(informal) To come to believe or support something."
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        "(informal, transitive) To support, to cheer on."
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        "To appreciate, to enjoy."
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        "(informal, transitive) To appreciate, to enjoy."
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          "behind",
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