backwards

backward

/ (ˈbækwədz) /


adverb
  1. towards the rear

  2. with the back foremost

  1. in the reverse of usual order or direction

  2. to or towards the past

  3. into a worse state: the patient was slipping backwards

  4. towards the point of origin

  5. bend over backwards, lean over backwards or fall over backwards informal to make a special effort, esp in order to please

  6. know backwards informal to understand completely

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