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backwards

/ ˈ²úæ°ì·ÉÉ™»å³ú /

adverb

  1. towards the rear
  2. with the back foremost
  3. in the reverse of usual order or direction
  4. to or towards the past
  5. into a worse state

    the patient was slipping backwards

  6. towards the point of origin
  7. bend over backwards or lean over backwards or fall over backwards informal.
    to make a special effort, esp in order to please
  8. know backwards informal.
    to understand completely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Frederick Douglass, I quote him in my book, he says, "once the wheels of progress start going backwards, you don't know when it's going to stop, and it's up to us to make it stop."

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What he really did not bargain for was the Old Trafford side hurtling backwards at such an alarming rate.

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“This record-breaking speed and acceleration has never before been achieved in a thrill ride, let alone backwards.â€

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I’m actually trying to think how to go backwards a little bit into more fun creative play.

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In France's tournament opener, after their heavy brigade had bashed away at a stubborn Wales defence for 12 phases, Dupont picked up the ball and dawdled sideways and backwards off the back of the breakdown.

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