hinter

hint +‎ -er

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪntə(ɹ)/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪntɚ/, [ˈhɪɾ̃ɚ]
• Rhymes: -ɪntə(ɹ)

hinter (plural hinters)

1. Agent noun of hint: someone who hints.

• hinder

• nither, their'n, theirn

From Old High German hintar, from Proto-Germanic *hinder.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪntɐ/

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hinter (with accusative or dative)

1. behind, after
2. after (in pursuit of)
3. beyond (further away than)

The preposition hinter is used with accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with dative case if the verb shows location.

• hinters
• hinterm

• hinters, hinterm
• hinten
• hinterdrein, hintereinander, hinterher
• hinterschlingen
• hinter sich bringen (“to get it over with”)
• Hinterhof, Hinterland, Hintermann

hinter

1. (colloquial, regional, parts of southern and eastern Germany) over; to some place fairly nearby

   Synonyms: hin, rüber

   Ich geh mal hinter und seh nach.

   I'm going over to check.