Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.wərd/
noun a backward movement or direction
A1 I tripped and fell backward.
A2 She prefers to walk backward when dancing.
B1 The car suddenly went backward down the hill.
B2 He always reads books backward, starting from the end.
C1 The scientist studied the backward movement of the planets.
C2 The artist's painting was a complex representation of time moving backward.
adjective directed or moving toward the back
A1 She walked backward to avoid stepping on the cracks in the sidewalk.
A2 The car started moving backward down the hill.
B1 The team had to take a backward approach to solve the problem.
B2 The company's profits took a backward turn last quarter.
C1 The new policy was seen as a backward step by many employees.
C2 The country's economy was moving backward due to political instability.
adverb toward the back or rear
A1 She walked backward down the stairs.
A2 The car slowly moved backward out of the parking space.
B1 He read the instructions backward and got confused.
B2 The team had to rethink their strategy and take a step backward.
C1 The company's decision to move backward in technology proved to be a costly mistake.
C2 The artist's work was praised for its innovative use of backward thinking.
formal The research project took a backward approach in analyzing the data.
informal She always walks backward when she's in a hurry.
slang Don't be so backward, just give it a try!
figurative He seems to be moving backward in his career progression.
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