Backward - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbækwərd|  American pronunciation of the word backward
Brit.  |ˈbækwəd|  British pronunciation of the word backward

adjective

- retarded in intellectual development (syn: half-witted, slow-witted)
- having made less than normal progress
an economically backward country

adverb

- at or to or toward the back or rear (syn: back, backwards, rearward, rearwards)
tripped when he stepped backward
- in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal (syn: backwards)
it's easy to get the 'i' and the 'e' backward in words like 'seize' and 'siege'
the child put her jersey on backward
- in or to or toward a past time (syn: back)
lovers of the past looking fondly backward

Extra examples

I heard a noise behind me and glanced backward.

He pushed the throttle backward.

She took a small step backward.

The narrative moves backward and forward in time.

...a backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going...

Harvest is extremely backward this year.

He turned sharply round and walked backward.

Bending backward or forward is not to be permitted.

They are beaten backward from the palace.

The work went backward.

She went without a backward glance.

She arched backward to begin the exercise.

It astounded me to find the country so backward.

I tripped and almost did a backward flip down the stairs.

Hannah took a step backward.

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