Backwards - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbækwərdz|  American pronunciation of the word backwards
Brit.  |ˈbækwədz|  British pronunciation of the word backwards

adverb

- at or to or toward the back or rear (syn: back, backward, rearward, rearwards)
- in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal (syn: 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.

Hannah took a step backward.

She pushed me and I fell backwards into the chair.

Count backwards from 100.

Your T-shirt is on backwards.

The new measures are seen by some as a major step backwards.

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