backward
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- adverb
- /ˈbæk.wɚd/
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- The car rolled backward down the hill.
- forward and backward
- move backward
- step backward
But what Fosbury did was go over backwards but bent right.
- But what Fosbury did was go over backwards but bent right.
- It's just all curling your hair backwards, backwards towards the back.
- This helmet is like pulling me backwards, it's so heavy.
- And I thought, wow, if he can run this whole thing backwards, I'm struggling walking.
- The female officer walks backward as she says open the door now.
- And then she prone crawled backwards into a local Chili's.
- I saw one boy falling backwards off of some steps.
Examples
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Each and every day, Christine and Julie dance backward in high heels and make the whole production look effortless.
Academic text (2015) -
He took a step backward to avoid the puddle.
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I just want to move forward, not backward, okay?
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You can start at the end and work backward, or jump around to what you know first.
Academic text (2011) -
The "Read to Me" option allows users to control movement forward and backward through the story.
Academic text (2015) -
Sometimes you have to move backward in order to set up a future move.
Academic text (1994) -
Only this time I feel we're going backward instead of into the future.
Fiction book (1990) -
I have to either go forward or backward.
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When they step forward, she must follow suit; when they step backward, she is drawn after them.
Academic text (1998) -
Okay, why don't you count backward from 100, please?
Synonyms
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Toward the rear of something
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In a direction toward the back
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Toward the back of a person or thing
Toward the back end of an animal or object
Moving backward along the usual flow, for example in blood or nerves
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How Backward
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Etymology
Backward comes from the old parts back and -ward, which together meant 'toward the back', just like in forward or homeward. So it naturally means moving or facing toward the rear.