Get behind meaning
Get behind is a phrasal verb that means to have completed less work or paid less money than was required by a particular time.
- Past simple
- got behind
- Past participle
- got behind
- -ing form
- getting behind
What get behind means
B2
To have completed less work or paid less money than was required by a particular time
She got behind with the rent after losing her job.
Similar phrasal verbs
With get: get back, get on, get in, get out, get along, get together, get around, get off, get at, get away.
With behind: put something behind you, fall behind.
Common questions
What does get behind mean?
To have completed less work or paid less money than was required by a particular time.
What is the past tense of get behind?
Got behind, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
