backwards

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backwards

backwards |ˈbakwədz |(also backward ) ▶adverb 1 (of a movement ) in the direction of one's back: Penny glanced backwards | he took a step backwards. 2 (of an object's motion ) back towards the starting point: the tape rolled backwards. 3 in reverse of the usual direction or order: count backwards from twenty to ten. • towards the past: the songs look backwards to long-ago battles. • towards or into a worse state: a step backwards for the economy. PHRASES backwards and forwards in both directions alternately; to and fro. bend (or fall or lean ) over backwards informal make every effort to achieve something, especially to be fair or helpful: we have bent over backwards to ensure a fair trial for the defendants. know something backwards be entirely familiar with something.

backwards-compatible

backwards-compatible (also backward-compatible ) ▶adjective (of computer hardware or software ) able to be used with an older piece of hardware or software without special adaptation or modification. DERIVATIVES backwards compatibility noun

backwards

backwards adverb 1 Penny glanced backwards | he took a step backwards: towards the rear, rearwards, backward, behind one. ANTONYMS forwards. 2 count backwards from twenty to ten: in reverse, from the highest to lowest, in reverse order. 3 his campaign is going backwards : deteriorate, decline, degenerate, worsen, get worse; informal go downhill, take a nosedive, go to pot, go to the dogs, hit the skids, go down the toilet, go down the tubes. ANTONYMS improve.

backwards

b á ck w à rds 副詞 ｟主に英 ｠＝backward .