Word Image
plural:
Part Of Speech
adjective, adverb
Word Meaning
adjective: directed or turned toward the back; done backward; slow in learning or development
adverb: toward the back; with the back first; opposite to the usual way, in reverse; toward a worse state
Word Family
backwards
backwardly
backwardness
Sentences
The train did a sudden movement backward, instead of forward.
The baby seat needs to face backward for the first few months.
They found a technologically backward village that had no running water.
This movie is a journey backward in time.
A backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can’t see where you’re going.
I heard a noise behind me and glanced backward.
She took a big step backward when she saw the snake.
The car backed up, quickly making a backward journey.
He punched him in the face, sending him backward and to the ground.
One day the car rolled backward down their street for a full block.
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