| backwards | to the rear, to the back; in reverse | en |
| backwards | back·wards in AM, use backward1. If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing. The diver flipped over backwards into the water He took two steps backward Bess glanced backwards Keeping your back straight, swing one leg backwards. Backwards is also an adjective. Without so much as a backwards glance, he steered her towards the car | en |
| backwards | If you do something backwards, you do it in the opposite way to the usual way. He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards | en |
| backwards | 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. see also backward | en |
| backwards | If someone or something moves backwards and forwards, they move repeatedly first in one direction and then in the opposite direction. Draw the floss backwards and forwards between the teeth. people travelling backwards and forwards to and from London | en |
| backwards | to bend over backwards: see bend | en |
| backwards | 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" | en |
| 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" | en |
| backwards | In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards | en |
| backwards | From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin | en |
| backwards | Toward, or in, past time or events; ago | en |
| backwards | By way of reflection; reflexively | en |
| backwards | On the back, or with the back downward | en |
| backwards | Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward | en |
| backwards | With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward | en |
| backward | slow, retarded, late; turned to the rear; shy; hesitant, indecisive | (sıfat) | en |
| backward | to the rear, to the back | en |
| backward | back·ward In American English, backward is usually used as an adverb instead of backwards. Backward is also sometimes used in this way in formal British English. See backwards for these uses.1. A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning. He unlocked the door of apartment two and disappeared inside after a backward glance at Larry He did a backward flip. forward | en |
| backward | If someone takes a backward step, they do something that does not change or improve their situation, but causes them to go back a stage. At a certain age, it's not viable for men to take a backward step into unskilled work forward | en |
| backward | A backward country or society does not have modern industries and machines. We need to accelerate the pace of change in our backward country. developed + backwardness back·ward·ness I was astonished at the backwardness of our country at the time | en |
| backward | A backward child has difficulty in learning. I was slow to walk and talk and my parents thought I was backward. + backwardness back·ward·ness her backwardness in practical and physical activities | en |
| backward | 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" | en |
| backward | 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" | en |
| 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" | en |
| backward | retarded in intellectual development | en |
| backward | Describes a wine that retains youthful characteristics despite considerable aging This usually indicates that it will take longer to reach maturity and requires even more aging in the bottle or barrel Opposite of forward | en |
| backward | Used to describe a young wine that is less developed than others of its type and class from the same vintage | en |
| backward | [ steps --- ] Like FORWARD except in the opposite direction | en |
| backward | Toward the player's back rank See also: forward | en |
| backward | directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover" retarded in intellectual development 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 | en |
| backward | (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover" | en |
| backward | retarded in intellectual development 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 | en |
| backward | directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" | en |
| backward | To keep back; to hinder | en |
| backward | Already past or gone; bygone | en |
| backward | The state behind or past | en |
| backward | Late or behindhand; as, a backward season | en |
| backward | Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state | en |
| backward | Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child | en |
| backward | Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath | en |
| backward | Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances | en |
| backward | In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards | en |
| backward | From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin | en |
| backward | By way of reflection; reflexively | en |
| backward | On the back, or with the back downward | en |
| backward | Toward, or in, past time or events; ago | en |
| backward | Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward | en |
| backward | With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward | en |
