Backward: meaning, definitions and examples
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backward
[ หbรฆkwษrd ]
in time or order
Directed or moving toward the rear; reversed.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The car was parked backward in the driveway.
- She wore her jacket backward by accident.
- He read the book backward from the last chapter to the first.
Translations
Translations of the word "backward" in other languages:
๐ต๐น para trรกs
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช rรผckwรคrts
๐ฎ๐ฉ mundur
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด
๐ต๐ฑ do tyลu
๐ฏ๐ต ๅพใใธ
๐ซ๐ท en arriรจre
๐ช๐ธ hacia atrรกs
๐น๐ท geri
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ค๋ก
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฅูู ุงููุฑุงุก
๐จ๐ฟ dozadu
๐ธ๐ฐ dozadu
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅ
๐ธ๐ฎ nazaj
๐ฎ๐ธ afturรกbak
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐััาะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แฃแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ geri
๐ฒ๐ฝ hacia atrรกs
Word origin
The word 'backward' originated from the combination of 'back' and 'ward'. The usage of 'backward' in English can be traced back to the 15th century, where it was used to describe something directed or moving toward the rear. Over time, the word has evolved to also include the meaning of in a direction opposite to the usual one. Today, 'backward' is commonly used in both contexts in everyday language.
See also: back, backbone, backchat, backdrop, backed, backer, backers, backhander, backing, backline, backmarker, backpack, backroom, backside, backspace, backstop, backup, backwards, backyard, unbacked.