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    backwards
    /ˈbakwədz/

    adverb

    • 1. (of a movement) in the direction of one's back: "Penny glanced backwards" Similar towards the rearrearwardsbackwardbehind oneOpposite forwards
    • 2. (of an object's motion) back towards the starting point: "the tape rolled backwards"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › backwardBackward Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : toward the back or rear. She glanced backward over her shoulder. b. : with the back foremost. Take three steps backward. 2. a. : in a reverse or contrary direction or way. Count backward from 10. b. : toward the past. a journey backward in time. c. : toward a worse state. His new job felt like a step backward. backward. 2 of 3. adjective.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBACKWARDS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    towards the direction that is opposite to the one in which you are facing or opposite to the usual direction: I walked backwards towards the door. He took a step backwards to allow her to pass. He began counting backwards: "Ten, nine, eight..." Compare. forwards mainly UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBACKWARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BACKWARD definition: 1. not advanced: 2. towards the direction that is the opposite to the one in which you are facing…. Learn more.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBACKWARD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BACKWARD meaning: 1. not advanced: 2. towards the direction that is the opposite to the one in which you are facing…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBACKWARDS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    You use backwards to indicate that something changes or develops in a way that is not an improvement, but is a return to old ideas or methods. Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards. ...the blaming that keeps us looking backward. 4. See also backward. 5. See backwards and forwards. 6.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › backwardsBackwards - definition of backwards by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear. 2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use. 3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy. 4. Behind others in progress or development: The technology was backward, but the system worked. adv. or back·wards (-wərdz) 1. To or toward the back or rear. 2.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › backwardBackward - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    When you go backward, you move in reverse. You might give a backward glance at a person as you walk away. Backward also means "slow," or "behind the times," as in a backward government that doesn't allow girls to go to school. If you wear your clothes backward, then you’re dressing like Kris Kross, the hip-hop duo from the 90s.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBACKWARDS - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "BACKWARDS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › backwardbackward - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    3 days ago · Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing. a backward tilt of the head. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement. Synonym: retrograde.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBACKWARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.