Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Support, especially financial.

    It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.

    подде́ржкаpoddéržka

    the act of providing approval and support

  2. (countable, uncountable)A liner or other material added behind or underneath.

    The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.

    подкла́дкаpodkládka

  3. (countable, uncountable)A backdrop.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.

  5. (countable, uncountable)The mounting of a horse or other animal.

  6. (countable, uncountable)The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.

Examples

42 sentences
  1. I'm not backing out.

    Я не відступлюся. — deniko

    ruЯ не отказываюсь от своих слов. — odexed

    deIch mache keinen Rückzieher. — Yorwba

  2. You're not backing out now, are you?

  3. Tom has no intention of backing down.

  4. You aren't backing out now, are you?

  5. Tom doesn't have any intention of backing down.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
support, especially financial:
material added behind or underneath:

Origin

From back + -ing.

From back + -ing.

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Forms

plural: backings
Singularbacking
Pluralbackings

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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