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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 or backward

Adverb

1. towards the rear

2. with the back foremost

3. in the reverse of the usual direction

4. into a worse state: the Gothic novel's been going backwards since Radcliffe

5. bend over backwards Informal to make a special effort to please someone

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 or backward

adverb towards the rear, behind you, in reverse, rearwards

Translations

backwards [ˈbækwədz] adv [move, go] → hacia atrás; [read a list] → al revés; [fall] → de espaldas;

to know sth backwards or (US) backwards and forwards (col) → saberse algo al dedillo

backwards [ˈbækwədz] back adv [move, go] → en arrière; [read a list] → à l'envers, à rebours; [fall] → à la renverse; [walk] → à reculons;

(in time) → en arrière, vers le passé;

to know sth backwards or (US) backwards and forwards (inf) → connaître qch sur le bout des doigts

backwards [ˈbækwədz] adv → rückwärts;

(read) → von hinten nach vorne;

(fall) → nach hinten;

(in time) → zurück;

to know sth backwards, to know sth backwards and forwards (US) → etw in- und auswendig kennen

backwards [ˈbækwədz] adv → indietro; [fall, walk] → all'indietro;

to know sth backwards or (US) backwards and forwards (col) → sapere qc a menadito