backward
What is the Definition of backward?
Adjective:
- directed or facing toward the back or rear
- (used of temperament or behavior)
- retarded in intellectual development
- having made less than normal progress
Adverb:
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
- in or to or toward a past time
How can I use backward in a sentence?
They fell backward — Harry slammed the door shut, and they ran, they almost flew, back down the corridor.
Quirrell was walking backward at him, so that Voldemort could still see him.
He stumbled backward and knocked over his lamp, which went out at once.
Harry tried to take a step backward but his legs would not move.
Half blinded, he staggered backward.
Other meanings of backward (synonyms, cognates).
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