Emily Dickinson Lexicon

behind, prep. [see behind, adv.] (webplay: death, departure, distance, front, hill, house, inferior, left, looks, nearest, notice, past, servant, side, sight, tree, walk).

1. Beyond; on the far side of; in the background of.
2. After; following; in light of; in the wake of.
3. Hidden by; obscured by.
4. In back of; hidden to view of; out of sight of.
5. Supporting; upholding; sustaining.
6. On the other side of.
7. In the past of; already experienced by.