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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8489 COCA: 5204

backward
1 backward (chiefly US) /ˈbækwɚd/ adverb
or backwards /ˈbækwɚdz/
1 backward (chiefly US)
/ˈbækwɚd/
adverb
or backwards /ˈbækwɚdz/
Learner's definition of BACKWARD
1 
: toward the back : to or toward what is behind向后；朝后
2 
: opposite to the usual way : in reverse反向地；逆向地
3 
: toward the past（时间）向过去
4 
: to or toward a less advanced state or condition : toward a worse state倒退地；退步地

bend over backward

or lean over backward also fall over backward
: to make a great effort to help someone or to reach agreement with someone（帮助别人或为与某人达成协议）尽心尽力，不遗余力

know something backward and forward

— see 1know
2 backward /ˈbækwɚd/ adjective
2 backward
/ˈbækwɚd/
adjective
Learner's definition of BACKWARD
1 
a  : directed or turned toward the back向后的；朝后的
b  : done backward向后做的
2 
[more backward; most backward] : behind others : not as advanced as others in learning or development落后的；后进的

— backwardly

adverb

— backwardness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8489 COCA: 5204

backward

1 of 3

adverb

back·​ward ˈbak-wərd How to pronounce backward (audio)
variants or backwards
ˈbak-wərdz How to pronounce backward (audio)
1
a
: toward the back or rear
She glanced backward over her shoulder.
b
: with the back foremost
Take three steps backward.
2
a
: in a reverse or contrary direction or way
Count backward from 10.
b
: toward the past
a journey backward in time
c
: toward a worse state
His new job felt like a step backward.

backward

2 of 3

adjective

1
a
: directed or turned toward the back
a backward glance
b
: done or executed backward
a backward somersault
2
: diffident, shy
I have been backward to begin my canvass. Edmund Burke
3
: retarded in development
a technologically backward village
backwardly adverb
backwardness noun

backward

3 of 3

noun

: the part behind or past
… the dark backward … of time … Shakespeare
Phrases
bend over backward or lean over backward
: to make extreme efforts (as at concession)
He said he would bend over backward to make the deal.

Synonyms

Adverb

Adjective

Example Sentences

Adverb a sudden movement backward, not forward I heard a noise behind me and glanced backward. He pushed the throttle backward. She took a small step backward. a journey backward in time The narrative moves backward and forward in time. Adjective a technologically backward village that has no running water a backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
If federal borrowers haven’t had to pay a single student loan bill in almost three years, restarting payments for millions seems like a step backward. Julian Epp, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 The development of quarterback Jayden Daniels took a step backward this past year, too. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022 Dugin read Heidegger backward, in the dark, and, according to Debryanskaya, lost some of his eyesight in the process. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Yes, history is always written backward, from present to past. Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 And yes, his baseball cap turned backward, Cora also dove head-first onto the cardboard and sailed down the hill. Dan Gelston, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022 This is a perfect lesson of forward looking vs. backward looking in a report as the market is much more focused on the recent forward looking BlackRock deal news. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Hidden in plain sight, this cozy, slate-hued wine and tapas bar sits on the corner facing the public library on Relox street (Xoler is Relox spelled backward). Simone Jacobson, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Meantime, other drivers who had stopped to help were trying to maintain control of the suspect by bending him backward on the concrete center divider. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022
Adjective
Orthodox opinion held that anything impeding the efficient transmission and reception of those signals was backward and had to be removed. Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 But at high tide, the creek flows upstream, as if backward, and broadens into a brackish pond. Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The industry’s development record is a lagging indicator of the sector, which seems backward in many ways. Morley Barr, Forbes, 13 May 2022 The unexpectedly quick explosion, caused by a short fuse, pushed him backward, knocking him momentarily unconscious. Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2021 The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2020 The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2020 The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude. Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020 But the core museum mission is collecting, researching and preserving great art, and a conservative strategy of privatizing irreplaceable public assets in the name of liberal progress is backward. Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022
Noun
Pullease then turns and grabs the officer by the neck while pushing her backward, the edited video released by the department shows. Melissa Alonso, CNN, 25 July 2022 When a claim is more general (e.g., a claim such as suppliers involved in making the garment treat their workers well), it can be ascertained through traceability data after it’s been produced (product-backward). Madhava Venkatesh Raghavan, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Lead actor winner Adrien Brody bounded onstage, grabbed Berry — who was presenting the award — and bent her backward, delivering a deep smooch to the stunned actress. Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022 There are 10 days in February where the date reads the same backward and forwards, but Tuesday’s date is twice as nice. Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2022 Start with some light jogging, then perform some dynamic flexibility exercises, such as giant walking lunges and standing forward-backward and side-to-side leg swings. Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2021 Climate change isn’t illusory, but certainly my drifting backward was. John Crowley, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 Bo Nix spiked a snap backward, and it was ruled intentional grounding rather than a fumble. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Oct. 2021 Wave patterns are unpredictable, seawater corrodes metal generating machinery, and waves’ energy is simultaneously dispersed across three dimensions (up-down, forward-backward and left-right). Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1610, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of backward was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing backward

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8489 COCA: 5204
backward

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem落後；遲鈍；好像落後ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常落後◇a rather backward part of the country該國相當落後的一個地區➤economically, educationally, technologically在經濟／教育／技術方面落後

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