Rearwards: meaning, definitions and examples

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rearwards

 

[ rษชษ™หˆwษ”หdz ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

in motion

Moving or facing towards the rear; in a backward direction.

Synonyms

backward, backwards, behind, to the rear

Examples of usage

  • He stepped rearwards to allow her to pass.
  • The car started to move rearwards.
  • She glanced rearwards over her shoulder.
Context #2 | Adverb

in time

Toward or into the past; back.

Synonyms

backwards, into the past, towards the past

Examples of usage

  • The film flashes forwards and rearwards in time.
  • She wished she could turn back the clock and go rearwards in time.

Translations

Translations of the word "rearwards" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น para trรกs

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅ€เค›เฅ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช rรผckwรคrts

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ke belakang

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ w tyล‚

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅพŒใ‚ใธ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท en arriรจre

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ hacia atrรกs

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท geri

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋’ค๋กœ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ูˆุฑุงุก

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dozadu

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ dozadu

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‘ๅŽ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ nazaj

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ aftur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐั€ั‚า›ะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฃแƒ™แƒแƒœ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ geri

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ hacia atrรกs

Etymology

The word 'rearwards' is a combination of 'rear' and '-wards', where 'rear' means the back part of something and 'wards' indicates a direction. It has been in use since the mid-16th century to describe movement or position towards the back. Over time, it has been predominantly used in nautical and military contexts to denote a backward direction.

See also: rear, rearward.