| Definition of 'backwards' |
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1. (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"
2. (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"
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1. (adverb) backwards
toward the rear
sliding backward down the hill
2. backwards
the opposite of the usual way
to work backward from Z to A
3. backwards
toward past time
There's no point in looking backwards.
4. backwards
backward and forward
moving one way and then the opposite way, repeatedly
The cat ran backward and forward near the door.
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| Definition of 'backwards' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) backwards
with the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward
2. (adverb) backwards
toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward
3. (adverb) backwards
on the back, or with the back downward
4. (adverb) backwards
toward, or in, past time or events; ago
5. (adverb) backwards
by way of reflection; reflexively
6. (adverb) backwards
from a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin
7. (adverb) backwards
in a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards
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Sense: towards the back
He glanced backwards.
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 Afrikaans: terugwaarts |
 Arabic: إلى الوَراء |
 Bulgarian: назад |
 Brazilian: para trás |
 Czech: zpět, dozadu |
 German: zurück |
 Danish: bagud; tilbage |
 Greek: (προς τα) πίσω |
 Spanish: hacia atrás |
 Estonian: tagasi |
 Farsi: به سوی عقب |
 Finnish: taaksepäin |
 French: vers l'arrière |
 Hebrew: לְאָחוֹר |
 Hindi: पीछे की ओर |
 Croatian: prema natrag |
 Hungarian: hátra(felé) |
 Indonesian: mundur |
 Icelandic: aftur (á bak), til baka |
 Italian: indietro, all'indietro |
 Japanese: 後方に |
 Korean: 뒤를 향해 |
 Lithuanian: atgal |
 Latvian: atpakaļ |
 Malay: ke belakang |
 Dutch: naar achteren |
 Norwegian: baklengs, bakover, tilbak |
 Polish: do tyłu |
 Persian: به سوی عقب |
 Pashto: شا خواته، په شا |
 Portuguese: para trás |
 Romanian: înapoi |
 Russian: назад |
 Slovak: nazad, späť |
 Slovenian: nazaj |
 Serbian: unazad |
 Swedish: bakåt |
 Thai: ไปทางข้างหลัง |
 Turkish: geriye, arkaya |
 Taiwanese: 向後地 |
 Ukrainian: назад |
 Urdu: پیچھے |
 Vietnamese: về phía sau |
 Chinese: 向后地 |
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