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backwards

back·wards

UK/ˈbækwɜːdz/ US/ˈbækwɜɹdz/ common

adverb

1.

at or to or toward the back or rear

  • “he moved back”
  • “tripped when he stepped backward”
  • “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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2.

in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

  • “it”
  • “i”
  • “e”
  • “seize”
  • “siege”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Middle English bakwardis, bakwardis, a variant of Middle English bakwarde, bakward (“backward”). Equivalent to backward + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bäkove (“backwards”).

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