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backwards
adverb
at or to or toward the back or rear
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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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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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