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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.
towards the direction that is opposite to the one in which you are facing or opposite to the usual direction: I walked backwards towards the door. He took a step backwards to allow her to pass. He began counting backwards: "Ten, nine, eight..." Compare. forwards mainly UK.
Definition of backward. 1. as in back. toward the rear looking backward, we could see the town receding in the distance. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. back. rearwards. astern. reversely. counterclockwise. withershins. widdershins. anticlockwise. left-handed. retrograde. sternforemost. left-handedly. Antonyms & Near Antonyms. forward.
Reverse Words. Writing text backwards is a great way to add a very light layer of cryptography to the things you write - reverse the word and character order, and make it slightly messy, and you may find that no one can understand it at all!
toward the direction that is opposite to the one in which you are facing or opposite to the usual direction: He took a step backward. He began counting backward: "Ten, nine, eight . . ." She was skating around the rink, backward and forward.
Backwards definition: towards the rear. See examples of BACKWARDS used in a sentence.
Definitions of backwards. adverb. in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal. synonyms: backward. adverb. at or to or toward the back or rear. synonyms: back, backward, rearward, rearwards. see more.
Dec 6, 2010 · Shortcut Key for Backward Slash "\"? Dear all, What is the shortcut key for \? Warm regards Dharmesh. Answer. PE. Pete_UK. Replied on December 6, 2010. Report abuse. I presume you don't have it on your keyboard.
to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair. I've bent over backwards to help him. know somebody/something backwards. (especially British English, informal) to know somebody/something extremely well. She must know the play backwards by now. See backwards in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English.
adj. 1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear. 2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use. 3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy. 4. Behind others in progress or development: The technology was backward, but the system worked. adv. or back·wards (-wərdz) 1. To or toward the back or rear. 2.
