backwards.
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
Meaning & usage
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
Where this word comes from
From backward + -s. See also -s (“used in the formation of certain adverbs: backwards, downwards, inwards, etc.”).
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bakwardis, bakwardis, a variant of Middle English bakwarde, bakward (“backward”). Equivalent to backward + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bäkove (“backwards”).
third-person singular simple present indicative of backward
Where this word comes from
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