✅  After is the best word to use when something happens later than a certain fixed point in time (After lunch we’ll go to the museum), but can also refer imprecisely to the position of something in space (Their house is after the intersection).

✅  Behind can also refer to your relationship to a fixed point of time, meaning that at that fixed point, you weren’t where you were supposed to be (I was running behind schedule), but this is a less frequent use. Behind more often refers to something that is physically at the rear of another person or thing (She was standing behind me).

✅  When referring to something following something else, behind is more precise than after, and after usually suggests that the people or things you’re referring to are in motion somehow (They went in one after the other; I hid behind the sofa).

After you’ve finished reading, we think you should check out these synonyms for behind.

✅  Both motion and movement refer to the action or process of moving (swaying motion; a sudden movement).

✅  Movement is a little more general and is always connected with the person or thing that is moving (the movement of the planets).

✅  Motion denotes change of position, either apart from, or as a characteristic of, something that moves (He caught the ball in a fluid motion).

✅  Movement focuses on the fact that something is moving and is usually a definite or particular motion (the movement of the trees in the wind).

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✅  Bring is the best word to refer to delivering or conveying something to someone or somewhere (Bring my glasses here).

✅  Take is the best word to use to refer to delivering or conveying something away from someone or somewhere (Take the parcel to the post office; Take a jacket, it’s cold!).

✅  While bring and take can be opposites, they can also be synonyms—confusing!

✅  The main difference between these two words relies on perspective. Going to somewhere is also going away from somewhere else. Whether you use bring or take depends on the direction of focus (bring her the book (from me); take the book to her (away from me)).

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