No. 3,360 in Russian
позади
"Позади" means "behind" or "at the rear."
In a sentence
Книга лежит позади стола.
The book lies behind the table.
In this sentence, 'позади' is used to indicate the spatial position of the book relative to the table, meaning 'behind'.
Мы оставили трудности позади.
We left the hardships behind.
Here, 'позади' is employed metaphorically to signify that the hard times have been left in the past and are no longer a concern.
Позади нас шли пешие туристы.
Hiking tourists were walking behind us.
In this example, 'позади' describes the relative position of the hikers, denoting 'behind' in a spatial sense.
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