Backwards Meaning in English

word · lemma: backward

US

/ˈbækwɝdz/

BAK-wurdz

UK

/bˈækwədz/

BAK-wuhdz

परिभाषा

In a direction toward the back, or in reverse order or the wrong way around. It can describe movement, position, or something arranged opposite to the usual direction.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Common with verbs of movement: 'walk backwards', 'lean backwards'. Also used for wrong orientation: 'Your shirt is backwards.' In everyday speech, 'backward' and 'backwards' are often both possible, but 'backwards' is especially common as an adverb.

• Spanish: hacia atrás - al revés
• Portuguese (BR): para trás - ao contrário
• Portuguese (PT): para trás - ao contrário
• Chinese (Simplified): 向后 - 反着 - 倒着
• Chinese (Traditional): 向後 - 反著 - 倒著
• Hindi: पीछे की ओर - उल्टा
• Arabic: إلى الخلف - بالعكس - بالمقلوب
• Bengali: পিছনের দিকে - উল্টোমুখে
• Russian: назад - наоборот
• Japanese: 後ろ向きに - 逆さまに
• Vietnamese: lùi lại - ngược lại
• Korean: 뒤로 - 거꾸로
• Turkish: geriye - ters
• Urdu: الٹا - پیچھے کی طرف
• Indonesian: mundur - terbalik

उदाहरण वाक्य

The boy took two steps backwards.

basic

You are wearing your T-shirt backwards.

basic

She read the word backwards.

basic

Don’t lean too far backwards in that chair.

natural

I had the numbers backwards, so I went to the wrong address.

natural

When I watched the video backwards, it looked really weird.

natural