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- pronunciation:
- baek
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
toward things that are behind something.
I pulled the swing backward and then let it go.- antonyms:
- forward
- similar words:
- behind
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| definition 2: |
with the back part first.
If you walk backward, be careful not to trip. |
| definition 3: |
with the last part first; in a way that is the opposite of 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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