get behind

verb

To come to believe or support something.

“I could definitely get behind a fun restaurant in this town.”

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Meanings

verbget behind (third-person singular simple present gets behind, present participle getting behind, simple past got behind, past participle (UK) got behind or (US) gotten behind)

present singular third person gets behind · participle present getting behind · past got behind · UK participle past got behind · US participle past gotten behind

  1. informalTo come to believe or support something.

    I can't get behind the idea that all homeless people are just too lazy to work.

    Synonyms: endorse

  2. informaltransitiveTo support, to cheer on.
  3. informaltransitiveTo appreciate, to enjoy.

    I could definitely get behind a fun restaurant in this town.

  4. informalnarcoticsTo have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugs.
  5. slangtransitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo nag or pressure (somebody).
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, behind.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo come to believe or support something.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbto lag or linger behind

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

get behind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20behind

MLA

“get behind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20behind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get behind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20behind.

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