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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024back•ward /ˈbækwɚd/USA pronunciation adv. Also, ˈback•wards. - toward the back or rear:I leaned backward in my chair.
- with the back moving first or facing forward:The helicopter flew backward.
- in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100.
- toward the past: Looking backward, I remember how I felt.
adj. - [before a noun] directed toward the back or past:a backward look.
- [before a noun] reversed;
returning:a backward movement. - behind in time, progress, or development:send help to backward countries.
- bashful or hesitant;
shy:a little backward giving his opinions.
Idioms- backward(s) and forward(s), in every detail;
thoroughly. - Idioms bend, lean, or fall over backward, [no obj]to make a serious effort:He bent over backward to be polite.
back•ward•ly, adv. back•ward•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024back•ward (bak′wərd),USA pronunciation adv. Also, back′wards. - toward the back or rear.
- with the back foremost.
- in the reverse of the usual or right way:counting backward from 100.
- toward the past:to look backward over one's earlier mistakes.
- toward a less advanced state;
retrogressively:Since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward. - Idioms backward and forward, thoroughly:He knew his lesson backward and forward.Also, backwards and forwards.
adj. - directed toward the back or past.
- reversed;
returning:a backward movement; a backward journey. - behind in time or progress;
late;
slow:a backward learner; a backward country. - bashful or hesitant;
shy:a backward lover.
- Middle English bakwarde. See back1, -ward 1250–1300
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tardy; retarded, underdeveloped.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disinclined; timid, retiring.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forward.
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