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backward
adjective
adverb
directed or facing toward the back or rear
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ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d
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adjective
directed or facing toward the back or rear
“a backward view”
adjective
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
“a backward lover”
adjective
having made less than normal progress
“an economically backward country”
adjective
retarded in intellectual development
adverb
in or to or toward a past time
“set the clocks back an hour”
adverb
at or to or toward the back or rear
“he moved back”
adverb
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’”
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a backward view
a backward lover
an economically backward country
set the clocks back an hour
never look back
lovers of the past looking fondly backward
he moved back
tripped when he stepped backward
she looked rearward out the window of the car
it's easy to get the ‘i’ and the ‘e’ backward in words like ‘seize’ and ‘siege’
the child put her jersey on backward
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