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There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward.
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Meaning of "backward" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACKWARD

backward  [ˈbækwəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACKWARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Backward can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BACKWARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Backwards

Backward or Backwards is a relative direction. Backwards may also refer to: ▪ "Backwards", episode of TV sitcom ▪ Backwards, a novel based on the episode ▪ Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia, 1984 American TV programme ▪ "Backwards", country music song ▪ "Backwards", a song by Apartment 26 from the Mission: Impossible II Soundtrack...

Definition of backward in the English dictionary

The first definition of backward in the dictionary is directed towards the rear. Other definition of backward is retarded in physical, material, or intellectual development. Backward is also of or relating to the past; conservative or reactionary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACKWARD


ass-backward
ˌæsˈbækwəd
awkward
ˈɔːkwəd
downward
ˈdaʊnwəd
eastward
ˈiːstwəd
Edward
ˈɛdwəd
forward
ˈfɔːwəd
homeward
ˈhəʊmwəd
inward
ˈɪnwəd
kirkward
ˈkɜːkwəd
leeward
ˈliːwəd
onward
ˈɒnwəd
outward
ˈaʊtwəd
parkward
ˈpɑːkwəd
skyward
ˈskaɪwəd
straightforward
ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd
upward
ˈʌpwəd
wayward
ˈweɪwəd
westward
ˈwɛstwəd
windward
ˈwɪndwəd
Woodward
ˈwʊdwəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACKWARD

backtrack
backtracking
backup
backveld
backvelder
backward roll
backward somersault
backward-looking
backwardation
backwardly
backwardness
backwards
backwash
backwater
backwoods
backwoodsman
backwoodsmen
backwoodsy
backword
backwrap

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACKWARD

Academy Award
afterward
award
come forward
coward
fashion-forward
fast forward
fast-forward
go-forward
Great Leap Forward
hayward
Howard
northward
put forward
reward
Seward
steward
store and forward
toward
ward

Synonyms and antonyms of backward in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BACKWARD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «backward» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of backward

Translation of «backward» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACKWARD

Find out the translation of backward to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of backward from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «backward» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

向后的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacia atrás
570 millions of speakers

English

backward
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिछड़े
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إلى الوراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

назад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para trás
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনগ্রসর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en arrière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ke belakang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rückwärtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

後ろ向きの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뒤로의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mundur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lạc hậu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்தங்கிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geriye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

all´indietro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

do tyłu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

назад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înapoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agteruit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bakåt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bakover
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of backward

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKWARD»

The term «backward» is very widely used and occupies the 14.801 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKWARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about backward

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10 QUOTES WITH «BACKWARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word backward.
1
Josef Albers
Traditionally art is to create and not to revive. To revive: leave that to the historians, who are looking backward.
2
James Altucher
Every day, you reinvent yourself. You're always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward.
3
Kathy Baker
I've heard that kind of weird backward compliment often - 'She's so talented, but not pretty.'
4
Mitchell Baker
We don't spend our days thinking about Microsoft or trying to get revenge on Microsoft. That's a really negative and backward way, and that's not how I want to live.
5
Jim Bakker
You know, I try not to look back, because looking forward is so much better than looking backward.
6
Emily Greene Balch
A second characteristic of our time is the prevalence of nationalism. This is still spreading, affecting new communities, more peripheral regions and so-called backward peoples.
7
Todd Barry
If you see me at a restaurant, blow me a kiss, wave, blow me another kiss, then walk five steps backward.
8
Jeff Bezos
There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward.
9
Edmund Burke
People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
10
Richard Carlson
It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACKWARD»

Discover the use of backward in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to backward and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History
'Feeling Backward' weighs the cost of the contemporary move to the mainstream in lesbian and gay culture.
Heather Love, 2007
2
Backward Glances: Cruising the Queer Streets of New York and ...
Focusing upon gay street life in London and New York, Mark Turner presents this gay urban history of male street cruising.
Mark W. Turner, 2003
3
The Wind Blows Backward
Although they share a love of poetry and problems with their parents, a shy high school senior's attraction to a popular classmate is tempered by her fear of his moody, self-destructive side.
Mary Downing Hahn, 1993
4
Wild Ducks Flying Backward
Embedded in this primarily journalistic compilation are a couple of short stories, a sheaf of largely unpublished poems, and an off-beat assessment of our divided nation.
Tom Robbins, 2006
5
Backward Bowwow
When Bizarro Krypto lands on Earth, he is stunned to discover that here, humans own dogs as pets, the opposite of his home planet, and he decides to "fix" the situation before he returns home.
Sarah Hines Stephens, 2011
6
The Backward Day
Having decided that it is backward day, a boy dresses himself first in his coat, last in his socks, and continues in that way with the cooperation of his family.
Ruth Krauss, 1950
7
Arching Backward: The Mystical Initiation of a Contemporary ...
Arching Backward is the extraordinary account of an American woman who found herself suddenly and violently immersed in a mystical initiation for which she was not prepared.
Janet Adler, 1995
8
Backward Glances: Contemporary Chinese Cultures and the ...
Martin demonstrates that the stories, television programs, and films she analyzes are not idiosyncratic depictions of marginal figures, but manifestations of a broader, mainstream cultural preoccupation.
Fran Martin, 2010
9
Backward Glass
Missing his friends after moving with his family to a crumbling Victorian house, Kenny discovers a mummified baby behind a wall and a note begging for his help before meeting a beautiful girl who helps him move through time to fight a ...
David Lomax, 2013
10
The Backward Shift on the Hardy Space
This book is a treatment of the characterization of the backward shift invariant subspaces of the well-known Hardy spaces H{p}. The characterization of the backward shift invariant subspaces of H{p} for 1
Joseph A. Cima, William T. Ross, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACKWARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term backward is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Burnout Paradise' Barrels Toward Xbox One Backward Compatibility
Xbox One becoming backward compatible is not a simple flip of a switch or installation of a patch. Like with the Burnout team, Microsoft is going ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Mary McDonnell got things right by doing them backward
LOS ANGELES — The secret to a happy marriage and family is to do everything backward, according to actress Mary McDonnell. The star of ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Cuba's Choice: Progressive Renewable or Backward Industrial?
But if they listen to President Obama, who most likely is a messenger for US corporate advisers, and return to the same, old, backward, ... «Havana Times, Jul 15»
4
Include 17 backward communities in SC list: Akhilesh to Centre
LUCKNOW: Asking the Centre to expedite the process of adding the names of 17 backward communities to the list of scheduled castes, chief ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
BACKWARD GLANCES
BACKWARD GLANCES. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted: Monday ... «The Daily Star-Journal, Jul 15»
6
Lalu, Nitish biggest enemies of Muslims, backward class: Pappu …
Jan Kranti Adhikar Morcha (JKAM) leader Pappu Yadav on Sunday said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ... «Web India, Jul 15»
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Notorious for drugs, Malana village now wants 'backward' status
Away from the hustle bustle of the towns, Malana, a village located in a remote area of Kullu district that acquired disrepute for its thriving drug ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
8
In California's drought, canal now flowing backward
The drought has become so severe that water is beginning to flow backward along a major artery in California's increasingly distressed water ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
9
Family Court office backward, inefficient
Now, in this day and age, why is the Family Court so backward? The workers find it convenient to make excuses because of a poorly run ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
10
Centre stops backward region grant to Hoshiarpur
The district has suffered a major by the Centre's decision to discontinue the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) scheme. Funds released ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»

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