Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.

Examples

179 sentences

  1. I fell backwards.

    Я впав назад.

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  2. Say the alphabet backwards.

    Розкажи абетку навпаки.

    ruРасскажи алфавит задом наперед.

    deSag das Alphabet rückwärts auf.

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  3. It's backwards compatible.

    Вона зворотньо сумісна.

    ruУ него обратная совместимость.

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  4. Maybe we're doing this all backwards.

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  5. Tom has his sweater on backwards.

    ruУ Тома свитер задом наперёд.

    deTom hat seinen Pulli falschrum an.

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Origin

From backward + -s. See also -s (“used in the formation of certain adverbs: backwards, dow

From backward + -s. See also -s (“used in the formation of certain adverbs: backwards, downwards, inwards, etc.”).

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Forms

more backwards, most backwards
Comparativemore backwards Lesson
Superlativemost backwards Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
backwardB2

Word family

2 related words
Derivedbackwardsnessass-backwards

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
backwardB2backwashbackwater
backwards — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto