achteraan — meaning in English
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English meaning
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aback
adv Used in the phrase "taken aback": caught by surprise, startled, or momentarily thrown off guard.
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behind
preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.
Senses
achteraan is used for these senses in English:
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aback
(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
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behind
At or to the back or far side of.
behind — full definition
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preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.
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preposition Responsible for, or the reason for, something.
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noun Informal term for a person's buttocks.
