Definition of Backward. Meaning of Backward. Synonyms of Backward

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Definition of Backward

Backward
Backward Back"ward, v. i. To keep back; to hinder. [Obs.]
Backward
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
Backward Back"ward, n. The state behind or past. [Obs.] In the dark backward and abysm of time. --Shak.

Meaning of Backward from wikipedia

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