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The correct spelling is backward.
How to pronounce backward
/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/
nounIPA: /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/
Say it like: Bak-war-d
The correct spelling is backward. The state behind or past. For example: "They left without a backward glance."
Usage Examples
“They left without a backward glance.”
“The occasional backward movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun.”
“a backward child”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The state behind or past.
adjective
- 1.(of motion) In the direction towards the back.
- 2.(of motion) In the direction reverse of normal.
- 3.Reluctant or unable to advance.
- 4.Of a culture: undeveloped or unsophisticated.
- 5.Outdated.
adverb
- 1.(of motion) In the direction towards the back; backwards
- 2.Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
- 3.By way of reflection; reflexively.
- 4.From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
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