Definitions for backwards

Definitions for (adv) backwards

Main entry: backward, backwards, back, rearward, rearwards

Definition: at or to or toward the back or rear

Usage: he moved back; tripped when he stepped backward; she looked rearward out the window of the car


Main entry: backward, backwards

Definition: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

Usage: it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'; the child put her jersey on backward


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