backwards
pronunciation
How to pronounce backwards in British English:
UK [ˈbækwədz]
How to pronounce backwards in American English:
US [ˈbækwərdz]
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- Adverb:
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
Word Origin
- backwards (adv.)
- 1510s, from backward with adverbial genitive. Figurative phrase bend over backwards is recorded from 1901.
Example
- 1. It also meant watching the clock tick backwards .
- 2. We must learn the lessons and look ahead , not backwards .
- 3. I can do barrel rolls and even fly backwards .
- 4. Under russia 's president vladimir putin , the clock started running backwards .
- 5. You can speed up your dude by sliding forward or slow him down by sliding backwards .