backward
Indicating position or direction.
Other meanings
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Related words
- backwardism
- camback
- unbackward
- backwardation
- backwardly
- backward incompatibility
- backward incompatible
- backward rationalize
- backwardness
- backward roll
- ass backward
- ass-backward
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "bakwarde".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “backward” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.