hinten — meaning in English

English meaning

• aback adv Used in the phrase "taken aback": caught by surprise, startled, or momentarily thrown off guard.
• behind preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.

Senses

hinten is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]
• behind At or in the rear or back part of something.

behind — full definition

1. preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.
2. preposition Responsible for, or the reason for, something.
3. noun Informal term for a person's buttocks.

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