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back·ward  (bkwrd)

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 (-wrdz)

1. To or toward the back or rear.

2. With the back leading.

3. In a reverse manner or order.

4. To, toward, or into the past.

5. Toward a worse or less advanced condition.

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backward·ly adv.

backward·ness n.

Usage Note: The adverb may be spelled backward or backwards, and these forms are interchangeable: stepped backward; a mirror facing backwards. In Standard English, however, the adjective has no -s: a backward view.

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backwards [ˈbækwədz], backward

adv

1. towards the rear

2. with the back foremost

3. in the reverse of usual order or direction

4. to or towards the past

5. into a worse state the patient was slipping backwards

6. towards the point of origin

bend, lean, or fall over backwards Informal to make a special effort, esp in order to please

know backwards Informal to understand completely

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	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" backward, rearward, rearwards, back
	2.	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" backward

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backwards backward

adverb

1. towards the rear, behind you, in reverse, rearwards Bess glanced backwards.

2. in reverse order, back to front, in the opposite way from usual He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards.

3. to the past, back unshakable traditions that look backward rather than ahead

Translations

backwards [ˈbækwə^rdz] adv

(= towards the back) [move, go] → en arrière; [walk] → à reculons; [look] → en arrière; [brush, comb] → à rebours
to take a step backwards → faire un pas en arrière
to fall backwards → tomber à la renverse
to move backwards and forwards → faire des allées et venues
people travelling backwards and forwards to and from London
BUT les gens qui font la navette pour aller à Londres.

(= in reverse order) [read a list] → à l'envers; [count] → à l'envers
to know sth backwards, to know sth backwards and forwards (US) (= thoroughly) → connaître qch sur le bout des doigts

(in time) → en arrière, vers le passé
to look backwards to the past → regarder en arrière vers le passé

(fig) a step backwards → un pas en arrière
backward somersault n → salto m arrière

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backwards

adv

→ rückwärts; to fall backwards → nach hinten fallen; to walk backwards and forwards → hin und her gehen; to stroke a cat backwards → eine Katze gegen den Strich streicheln; to lean or bend over backwards to do something (inf) → sich fast umbringen or sich (dat) → ein Bein ausreißen, um etw zu tun (inf); I know it backwards (Brit) or backwards and forwards (US) → das kenne ich in- und auswendig

(= towards the past) → zurück; to look backwards → zurückblicken

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backwards [ˈbækwədz] back£ward (Am) [ˈbækwəd] adv → indietro
to walk backwards → camminare all'indietro
backwards and forwards → avanti e indietro
to bend over backwards to do sth (fam) → farsi in quattro per fare qc
to know sth backwards (fam) → sapere qc a menadito

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backwards [ˈbækwədz] back£ward (Am) [ˈbækwəd] adv → indietro
to walk backwards → camminare all'indietro
backwards and forwards → avanti e indietro
to bend over backwards to do sth (fam) → farsi in quattro per fare qc
to know sth backwards (fam) → sapere qc a menadito

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