posterior — meaning in English
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English meaning
- back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- further verb To help advance or promote something.
- hind adj Located at or toward the back, especially of an animal's body.
- hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
- later adv At a subsequent or future time.
- posterior adj Located at or nearer the back of something, especially the body.
- rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.
Senses
posterior is used for these senses in English:
- back (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- hind Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
- hinder of or belonging to that part in the rear
- later Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
- rear Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost..
- rear (military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
- rear (anatomy) The buttocks or bottom.
back — full definition
- noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
- adj Located at or toward the rear.
- adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
- verb To support someone or something, often financially.
further — full definition
- verb To help advance or promote something.
- adj More distant, in space, time, or extent.
- adv To a greater extent or degree.