Meaning

1 senses

  1. The state behind or past.

Examples

51 sentences

  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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Origin

From Middle English bakwarde, abakward, equivalent to back (adverb) + -ward. Cognate with

From Middle English bakwarde, abakward, equivalent to back (adverb) + -ward. Cognate with Old Frisian bekward (“backward”).

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Forms

plural: backwards
Singularbackward
Pluralbackwards

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
backtrackbackupB2backwardsB2backwash

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