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  Backward \Back"ward\, a.
     1. Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
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     2. Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
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              For wiser brutes were backward to be slaves. --Pope.
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     3. Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension;
        dull; inapt; as, a backward child. ``The backward
        learner.'' --South.
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     4. Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
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     5. Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country
        or region is in a backward state.
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     6. Already past or gone; bygone. [R.]
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              And flies unconscious o'er each backward year.
                                                    --Byron.
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  Backward \Back"ward\, Backwards \Back"wards\, adv. [Back, adv. +
     -ward.]
     1. With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride
        backward.
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     2. Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms
        backward.
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     3. On the back, or with the back downward.
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              Thou wilt fall backward.              --Shak.
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     4. Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
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              Some reigns backward.                 --Locke.
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     5. By way of reflection; reflexively. --Sir J. Davies.
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     6. From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame,
        from religion to sin.
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              The work went backward.               --Dryden.
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     7. In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction;
        contrarily; as, to read backwards.
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              We might have . . . beat them backward home. --Shak.
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  Backward \Back"ward\, n.
     The state behind or past. [Obs.]
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           In the dark backward and abysm of time.  --Shak.
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  Backward \Back"ward\, v. t.
     To keep back; to hinder. [Obs.]
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  Backward \Back"ward\, v. i.
     To keep back; to hinder. [Obs.]

  Backward \Back"ward\, Backwards \Back"wards\, adv. [Back, adv. +
     -ward.]
     1. With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride
        backward.
  
     2. Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms
        backward.
  
     3. On the back, or with the back downward.
  
              Thou wilt fall backward.              --Shak.
  
     4. Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
  
              Some reigns backward.                 --Locke.
  
     5. By way of reflection; reflexively. --Sir J. Davies.
  
     6. From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame,
        from religion to sin.
  
              The work went backward.               --Dryden.
  
     7. In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction;
        contrarily; as, to read backwards.
  
              We might have . . . beat them backward home. --Shak.

  Backward \Back"ward\, a.
     1. Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
  
     2. Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
  
              For wiser brutes were backward to be slaves. --Pope.
  
     3. Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension;
        dull; inapt; as, a backward child. ``The backward
        learner.'' --South.
  
     4. Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
  
     5. Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country
        or region is in a backward state.
  
     6. Already past or gone; bygone. [R.]
  
              And flies unconscious o'er each backward year.
                                                    --Byron.

  Backward \Back"ward\, n.
     The state behind or past. [Obs.]
  
           In the dark backward and abysm of time.  --Shak.

  backward
       adj 1: directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward
              view" [ant: forward]
       2: (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring
          nature; "a backward lover" [ant: forward]
       3: retarded in intellectual development [syn: feebleminded]
       adv 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" [syn: back, backwards,
               rearward, rearwards] [ant: forward]
       2: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal;
          "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words
          like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on
          backward" [syn: backwards]
       3: in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an
          hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking
          fondly backward" [syn: back] [ant: ahead, ahead]

  backward
     Αγγλικά adv.
     ανάποδα

  backward
     a.
     1 Situated toward or at the rear of something.
     2 Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone
  or something is facing.
     3 Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction
  of movement.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired
  direction of progress.
     5 Reversed in order or sequence.
     6 reluctant or unable to advance or act.
     7 (lb en figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc.,
  undeveloped or unsophisticated.
     8 (lb en figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in
  learning.
     9 Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
     10 late or behindhand.
     adv.
     1 At, near or towards the rear of something.
     2 In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is
  facing or normally pointing.
     3 In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of
  progress, or from a better to a worse state.
     5 In a reversed orientation; back to front.
     6 In a reversed order or sequence.
     7 Toward or into the past.
     8 (lb en obsolete) In the past.
     9 By way of reflection; reflexively. (rfex: en)
     n.
     The state behind or past.

  backward
     a.
     1 Situated toward or at the rear of something.
     2 Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone
  or something is facing.
     3 Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction
  of movement.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired
  direction of progress.
     5 Reversed in order or sequence.
     6 reluctant or unable to advance or act.
     7 (lb en figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc.,
  undeveloped or unsophisticated.
     8 (lb en figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in
  learning.
     9 Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
     10 late or behindhand.
     adv.
     1 At, near or towards the rear of something.
     2 In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is
  facing or normally pointing.
     3 In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of
  progress, or from a better to a worse state.
     5 In a reversed orientation; back to front.
     6 In a reversed order or sequence.
     7 Toward or into the past.
     8 (lb en obsolete) In the past.
     9 By way of reflection; reflexively. (rfex: en)
     n.
     The state behind or past.

  backward
     a.
     1 Situated toward or at the rear of something.
     2 Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone
  or something is facing.
     3 Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction
  of movement.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired
  direction of progress.
     5 Reversed in order or sequence.
     6 reluctant or unable to advance or act.
     7 (lb en figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc.,
  undeveloped or unsophisticated.
     8 (lb en figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in
  learning.
     9 Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
     10 late or behindhand.
     adv.
     1 At, near or towards the rear of something.
     2 In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is
  facing or normally pointing.
     3 In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of
  progress, or from a better to a worse state.
     5 In a reversed orientation; back to front.
     6 In a reversed order or sequence.
     7 Toward or into the past.
     8 (lb en obsolete) In the past.
     9 By way of reflection; reflexively. (rfex: en)
     n.
     The state behind or past.

  backward
     a.
     1 Situated toward or at the rear of something.
     2 Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone
  or something is facing.
     3 Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction
  of movement.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired
  direction of progress.
     5 Reversed in order or sequence.
     6 reluctant or unable to advance or act.
     7 (lb en figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc.,
  undeveloped or unsophisticated.
     8 (lb en figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in
  learning.
     9 Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
     10 late or behindhand.
     adv.
     1 At, near or towards the rear of something.
     2 In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is
  facing or normally pointing.
     3 In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of
  progress, or from a better to a worse state.
     5 In a reversed orientation; back to front.
     6 In a reversed order or sequence.
     7 Toward or into the past.
     8 (lb en obsolete) In the past.
     9 By way of reflection; reflexively. (rfex: en)
     n.
     The state behind or past.

  backward
     Englanti a.
     takapajuinen, jälkeenjäänyt
     Englanti adv.
     (yhteys AmE k=en) taaksepäin, takaperin

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  1. agteroor
  2. agteruit, agterwaarts
  3. agterlik

  Backward /bˈakwəd/
  إلى الخلف

  backward //ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d// //ˈbækwɚd// 
  1. обратно
  in the direction reverse of normal
  2. назад
  in the direction towards the back
  3. изостанал
  undeveloped

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  zaostalý

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  zpětný

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  dozadu

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  pozpátku

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  rückwärts , nach hinten
     Synonym: backwards
  

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  rückwärtsgewandt, rückwärtsgerichtet 

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  zurückgeblieben 
           Note: in der Entwicklung

  backward /bˈakwəd/ 
  rückständig, unterentwickelt 

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  
  καθυστερημένος

  backward //ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d// //ˈbækwɚd// 
  1. kelvoton, vanhanaikainen
  2. peruuttaa, takaperoinen
  in the direction reverse of normal
  3. taakse, taaksepäin suuntautuva, takaperoinen
  in the direction towards the back
  4. vanhakantainen
  of an idea: outdated
  5. arka, saamaton, vastahakoinen
  reluctant to advance
  6. alikehittynyt, kehittymätön, takapajuinen
  undeveloped

  backward //ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d// //ˈbækwɚd// 
  1. perä edellä, selkä edellä, taaksepäin, takaperin, väärinpäin
  2. taaksepäin, takaperin
  in the direction towards the back

  backward //ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d// //ˈbækwɚd// 
  menneisyys
  state behind or past

  backward /bækwəd/
  ar gcúl, siar

  backward /bˈakwəd/ 
  1. पिछड़ा~हुआ
        "India is still backward in Sciencee and Technology."
        "भारत विज्ञान और तकनीकी में अब भी पिछड़ा हुआ है."

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  natrag, nazad, nazadan, povratni, spor, suprotan, trom, unatrag, unatražni, unazad, unazadan, zakasnio, zaostao, zastario

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  1. visszamaradt
  2. fejletlen
  3. hátrafelé irányuló
  4. nehézkes
  5. kelletlen

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  1. a rovescio, supino
  2. indietro
  3. deficiente

  backward //ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d// //ˈbækwɚd// 
  後ろ, 後方
  in the direction towards the back

  backward /bækwəd/
  1. atbulias, atgalinis (judėjimas)
  2. atsilikęs, atsiliekąs, vėluojąs
  3. bailus, nedrąsus
  4. atgal

  backward /ˈbækwəd/ 
   1.  w tył, do tyłu
   2.  zacofany
   3.  opóźniony, niedorozwinięty
   4. backwards /bˈakwədz/  [BR]  z tyłu, do tyłu
   5.  backwards and forwards (:backwards :and :forwards)
   - tam i z powrotem
   6.  know sth backward (know V: NP :backwards)
   - znać coś na wylot

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  para trás, atrasado

  backward /bˈakwəd/
  înapoi

  backward /bækwəd/
  1. bocaarriba, de espaldas
  2. atrás, hacia atrás
  3. atrasado
  4. retrógrado

  backward //ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d// //ˈbækwɚd// 
  1. bakvänd, bakåtriktad, efter, efterbliven, omvänd
  2. baklänges, bakåt
  in the direction reverse of normal
  3. bakåtsträvande
  reluctant to advance
  4. bakom
  undeveloped

  backward //ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d// //ˈbækwɚd// 
  baklänges

  
/ˈbækwɝd/

  354 Moby Thesaurus words for "backward":
     Micawberish, Olympian, a priori, a rebours, a reculons, about,
     afraid, aft, after, after time, aftermost, again,
     against the grain, ago, aloof, anticlockwise, apathetic, arear,
     around, arrested, arsy-varsy, ascending, ass over elbows,
     ass-backwards, astern, averse, away, axial, babbling, back,
     back when, back-flowing, back-to-front, backwards, balking, balky,
     bashful, behind, behind the times, behind time, behindhand,
     belated, belatedly, benighted, bigoted, blank, blind, blithering,
     blocked, bottom side up, bottom up, burbling, capsized, chary,
     checked, chiastic, chilled, chilly, coarse, cold, conservative,
     constrained, contrarily, contrariwise, conversely, cool, counter,
     counterclockwise, coy, crackbrained, cracked, crazy, cretinistic,
     cretinous, crude, dallying, deep into, delayed, delayed-action,
     delaying, demure, descending, detached, detained, die-hard,
     diffident, dilatory, dillydallying, dim, dim-witted, discreet,
     distant, dithering, down-trending, downward, drifting, driveling,
     drooling, dull, dumb, early, easygoing, embryonic, everted,
     ex post facto, expressionless, far on, feebleminded, flowing,
     fluent, flying, fogyish, foot-dragging, forbidding, frigid, fro,
     frosty, going, gone by, grudging, guarded, gyrational, gyratory,
     half-baked, half-witted, head over heels, heels over head, held up,
     hesitant, hidebound, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost,
     hindward, hindwards, hung up, hyperbatic, icy, idiotic, ignorant,
     imbecile, imbecilic, impassive, impeded, impersonal, in a bind,
     in abeyance, in embryo, in ovo, in reverse, in the rough,
     inaccessible, indifferent, indisposed, inside out, into the past,
     introverted, invaginated, inversed, inversely, inverted, jammed,
     lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, late, latish, lax, lazy,
     lingering, loath, loitering, maundering, medieval,
     mentally defective, mentally deficient, mentally handicapped,
     mentally retarded, modest, mongoloid, moratory, moronic, mounting,
     narrow, never on time, none too soon, nonprogressive,
     not all there, obstructed, obtuse, offish, old-fashioned,
     old-fogyish, old-line, opposed to change, outside in, over,
     overdue, oversimple, palindromic, passing, perfunctory, plunging,
     poor, posterior, posteriorly, postern, preservative,
     procrastinating, procrastinative, procrastinatory, progressive,
     quiet, reactionary, rear, rearmost, rearward, rearwards,
     reductionistic, reductive, reflex, reflowing, refluent, regressive,
     reluctant, reminiscently, remiss, remote, removed, renitent,
     repressed, reserved, restive, restrained, resupinate, retarded,
     reticent, retiring, retrad, retral, retroactive, retroactively,
     retrograde, retrogressive, retrospective, retrospectively,
     retroverted, reverse, reversed, right-wing, rising, rotary,
     rotational, rotatory, rough, roughcast, roughhewn, round,
     round about, rude, rudimental, rudimentary, running, rushing,
     self-effacing, set back, shrinking, shuffling, shy, sideward,
     simple, simpleminded, simpletonian, simplistic, since, sinking,
     slack, slobbering, slow, slow to, slow-witted, slowed down,
     sluggish, soaring, standoff, standoffish, standpat, stopped,
     streaming, struggling, stunted, stupid, subdued, subnormal,
     suppressed, tail, tailward, tailwards, tardy, thickheaded, timid,
     to the rear, topsy-turvy, transposed, turned around,
     ultraconservative, unaffable, unapproachable, unassertive,
     unassured, unblown, uncongenial, uncultivated, uncultured, uncut,
     undemonstrative, underdeveloped, undeveloped, uneager,
     unenlightened, unenthusiastic, unexpansive, unfashioned,
     unfinished, unformed, ungenial, unhewn, uninformed, unlabored,
     unlicked, unpolished, unprocessed, unprogressive, unpunctual,
     unready, unrefined, untimely, untreated, unwilling, unworked,
     unwrought, unzealous, up-trending, upside down, upside-down,
     upward, vice versa, widdershins, withdrawn, wrong side out,
     wrong-way, wrong-way around
  
  

  ad. 向后地;

  Backward
     ad.
     a. 向后地(的),相反地(的)