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Backward

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Meaning

Adj

●
Situated toward or at the
of something.
●
In Directions:
Acting or
the
to that in which someone
is facing.
●
In Directions:
Acting or
the
to the
of movement.
●
In Directions:
Acting or
to the
of progress.
●
Reversed in order or sequence.
●
Reluctant or unable to
or act.
●
Of a
, country,
etc;
or unsophisticated.
●
Slow to
; having
in learning.
●
Lacking
or
; outdated.
●
Late or behindhand.
●
In Chess:
Of a
, further behind than
of the same
on
and unable to be
safely.
●
In Cricket:
On that part of the
behind the batsman's
crease.
●
In Cricket:
Further behind the batsman's
than something else.
●
Unwilling;
; reluctant.
●
Already
or
; bygone.

Adv

●
At,
or towards the
of something.
●
In Directions:
In a
to that in which someone
is
or
pointing.
●
In Directions:
In a
to the
of movement.
●
In Directions:
Oppositely to the
of
, or from a better to a worse state.
●
In a
; back to front.
●
In a
order or sequence.
●
Toward or into the past.
●
In the past.
●
By way of
; reflexively.

Noun

●
The state behind or past.
Sourced from
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Origin

backward
English
arrow
abakward
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
arrow
-ward
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
back
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

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