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 Definitions of backward  [ˈbæk wərd]  

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Definition of 'backward' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (Also,) backward
toward the back or rear.

2.  backward
with the back foremost.

3.  backward
in the reverse of the usual or right way:
counting backward from 100.

4.  backward
toward the past.

5.  backward
toward a less advanced state; retrogressively.

6. (adj.) backward
directed toward the back or past.

7.  backward
reversed; returning:
a backward movement.

8.  backward
behind in time, progress, or development:
a backward learner.

9.  backward
bashful or hesitant; shy:
a backward suitor.


Definition of 'backward' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) backward
directed or facing toward the back or rear
"a backward view"

2. (adj) backward
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
"a backward lover"

3. (adj) backward, half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded
retarded in intellectual development

4. (adverb) backward
having made less than normal progress
"an economically backward country"

5. (adverb) back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
at or to or toward the back or rear
"he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

6. (adverb) backward, backwards
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
"it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"

7. (adverb) back, backward
in or to or toward a past time
"set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"


Definition of 'backward' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) backward
forward
a backward step

2.  backward
≠ progressive
a backward town


Definition of 'backward' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) backward
directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances

2. (adj) backward
unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath

3. (adj) backward
not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child

4. (adj) backward
late or behindhand; as, a backward season

5. (adj) backward
not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state

6. (adj) backward
already past or gone; bygone

7. (adverb) backward
alt. of Backwards

8. (noun) backward
the state behind or past

9. (verb) backward
to keep back; to hinder


Translation of 'backward' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: aimed or directed backwards
He left without a backward glance.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: terug Arabic flag Arabic: إلى الخَلْف Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: обратен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: para trás Czech flag Czech: obrácený zpět, směřující German flag German: zurück
Danish flag Danish: bagudrettet; uden at se s Greek flag Greek: που έχει κατεύθυνση προς Spanish flag Spanish: hacia atrás
Estonian flag Estonian: tahapoole Farsi flag Farsi: به سوی عقب Finnish flag Finnish: taaksepäin suuntautuva
French flag French: en arrière, vers l'arrièr Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְאָחוֹר Hindi flag Hindi: पिछड़ा हुआ
Croatian flag Croatian: upravljen prema natrag Hungarian flag Hungarian: hátrafelé irányuló Indonesian flag Indonesian: ke belakang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sem beinist afturá bak/ti Italian flag Italian: indietro Japanese flag Japanese: 後方への
Korean flag Korean: 뒤를 향해서 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: atgalinis, nukreiptas atg Latvian flag Latvian: atpakaļ vērsts
Malay flag Malay: ke belakang Dutch flag Dutch: naar achteren Norwegian flag Norwegian: bakoverrettet, tilbake
Polish flag Polish: skierowany do tyłu Persian flag Persian: به سوی عقب Pashto flag Pashto: شاته، څټ، په شا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: para trás Romanian flag Romanian: înapoi, îndărăt Russian flag Russian: обратный
Slovak flag Slovak: obrátiť sa späť Slovenian flag Slovenian: nazaj obrnjen Serbian flag Serbian: unazad
Swedish flag Swedish: bakåtriktad, bakåtvänd Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งไปทางข้างหลัง Turkish flag Turkish: geri, geriye
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 向後的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: зворотний Urdu flag Urdu: پیچھے کی جانب
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: về phía sau Chinese flag Chinese: 向后的

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