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- pronunciation:
- baek
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
When something moves backward, it moves toward the back.
I pulled the swing backward and then let it go.- antonyms:
- ahead, forward
- similar words:
- behind
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| definition 2: |
When you move backward, you move with your back part first. When you walk backward, your back goes first.
Connor moved backward very slowly when he saw the snake in front of him on the sidewalk.If you walk backward, be careful not to trip. |
| definition 3: |
When you do something backward, you do it in a way that is opposite to the usual way.
Can you count backward from one hundred to one?- synonyms:
- reversed
- similar words:
- counterclockwise, upside down
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| derivation: |
backwardness (n.) |
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