Definitions for abackəˈbæk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•backəˈbæk(adv.)
with the wind against the forward side of the sail.
Category: Nautical, Navy
toward the back.
Idioms for aback:
take aback, to surprise; disconcert.
Category: Idiom
Origin of aback:
bef. 1000; ME; OE on bæc to the rear. See a -1, on , back1
Princeton's WordNet
aback(adverb)
having the wind against the forward side of the sails
"the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"
aback(adverb)
by surprise
"taken aback by the caustic remarks"
Webster Dictionary
Aback(adverb)
toward the back or rear; backward
Aback(adverb)
behind; in the rear
Aback(adverb)
backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind
Aback(noun)
an abacus
Translations for aback
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uit die veld geslaanAfrikaans
- اجأArabic
- изненаданBulgarian
- chocadoPortuguese (BR)
- překvapený, zaraženýCzech
- bestürztGerman
- overrumplet; forbløffetDanish
- ξαφνιασμένοςGreek
- desconcertadoSpanish
- jahmunudEstonian
- جا خوردنFarsi
- yllättyäFinnish
- déconcertéFrench
- לִהיוִת מוּפתָּעHebrew
- पीछे/हतप्रभHindi
- natrag, straga; zapanjen, iznenađenCroatian
- elképedtHungarian
- terkejutIndonesian
- agndofaIcelandic
- sorpresoItalian
- あっけにとられるJapanese
- 깜짝 놀란Korean
- priblokštasLithuanian
- pārsteigtsLatvian
- terperanjatMalay
- verbluftDutch
- overrumplet og fornærmetNorwegian
- zaskoczonyPolish
- متعجب شدنPersian
- حيرانيدلPashto
- chocadoPortuguese
- surprins, uluitRomanian
- ошеломлённыйRussian
- zarazený, prekvapený, zmätenýSlovak
- osupelSlovenian
- iznenađenSerbian
- bakåt, back: baxna, häpnaSwedish
- งงงวยThai
- şaşırmışTurkish
- (因不悅)大吃一驚Chinese (Trad.)
- враженийUkrainian
- ششدر رہ جاناUrdu
- sửng sốtVietnamese
- 吃惊，吓一跳Chinese (Simp.)
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