backward

1. At, near or towards the rear of something.

   The passenger turned around and walked backward, towards the tail of the aircraft.

   at or to or toward the back or rear

2. In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.

   He tilted his head backward.

   The grandfather clock toppled backward and crashed to the ground.

3. In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

   In reverse gear the wheel turns backward.

4. (figuratively)Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.

   This project seems to be going backward.

5. In a reversed orientation; back to front.

   He had his cap on backward.

6. In a reversed order or sequence.

   A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.

7. Toward or into the past.

   As we begin the new millennium, it behoves us to look backward as well as forward.

   in or to or toward a past time

8. By way of reflection; reflexively.

9. (obsolete)In the past.

1. It's a big step backward.

   Це великий крок назад. — deniko

   ruЭто большой шаг назад. — marafon

   deDas ist ein großer Schritt zurück. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. He fell backward.

   Він упав на спину. — deniko

   ruОн упал навзничь. — sharptoothed

   deEr fiel rückwärts zu Boden. — xtofu80

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3. It felt like a step backward.

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4. That was a big step backward.

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5. He bent over backward to please his wife.

   ruОн из кожи вон лез, чтобы угодить жене. — odexed

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