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ahint

ahint adverb: behind.

Adverb

ahint (not comparable)

  1. (UK, dialectal) behind

Preposition

ahint

  1. (UK, dialectal) behind
    • ahint the coonter he sat i' the shop1827, Allan's Tyneside Songs
    • But the sight of her eyes was not a thing to forget. John Dodds said they were the een of a deer with the Devil ahint them; and indeed, they would so appal an onlooker that a sudden unreasoning terror came into his heart, while his feet would impel him to flight.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

Origin of ahint

From Middle English at-hinden, from Old English æthindan (“behind, after”), equivalent to at- + hind.

Questions about ahint

What does ahint mean?
Ahint means behind.
What part of speech is ahint?
Ahint can be an adverb or a preposition.

Words near ahint in the dictionary

  1. ahimsa silk
  2. ahimsa silks
  3. ahind
  4. ahing
  5. ahinsa
  6. ahint
  7. Ahir
  8. Ahirman
  9. Ahirs
  10. ahis
  11. ahistoric

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