B2adverb · common

backwards

back·wards

backwards · more backwards · most backwards

назад, обратно

zurück, rückwärts

Synonym of backward; see usage notes thereSynonym of backward; see usage notes there.

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UK/ˈbækwɜːdz/US/ˈbækwɜɹdz/

» I fell backwards.

Я впав назад. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.

More definitions

in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
at or to or toward the back or rear

Examples

179 sentences

I fell backwards.
Я впав назад. — deniko
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Say the alphabet backwards.
Розкажи абетку навпаки. — uaspeaker
ruРасскажи алфавит задом наперед. — OlgaElwen
deSag das Alphabet rückwärts auf. — Espi
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It's backwards compatible.
Вона зворотньо сумісна. — deniko
ruУ него обратная совместимость. — odexed
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Maybe we're doing this all backwards.
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Tom has his sweater on backwards.
ruУ Тома свитер задом наперёд. — marafon
deTom hat seinen Pulli falschrum an. — pullnosemans
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Origin

From Middle English bakwardis, bakwardis, a variant of Middle English bakwarde, bakward (“

From Middle English bakwardis, bakwardis, a variant of Middle English bakwarde, bakward (“backward”). Equivalent to backward + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bäkove (“backwards”).

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