English Dictionary

backward

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/

adv

At, near or towards the rear of something. / In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing. / In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

He looked backward to see if anyone was following him.

意味（1）

At, near or towards the rear of something.

The passenger turned around and walked backward, towards the tail of the aircraft.

意味（2）

In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.

He tilted his head backward.

意味（3）

In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

In reverse gear the wheel turns backward.

意味（4）

(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.

This project seems to be going backward.

意味（5）

In a reversed orientation; back to front.

He had his cap on backward.

意味（6）

In a reversed order or sequence.

A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.

意味（7）

Toward or into the past;

As we begin the new millennium, it behoves us to look backward as well as forward.

意味（8）

(obsolete) In the past.

意味（9）

By way of reflection; reflexively.

the Mind can backward caſt

the Mind can backward caſt Upon herself, her understanding Light