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Meanings of look backward in English

Look towards one's back.

Usage of look backward in English
1
You can't look backward here; you have to look to the future.
Reuters
2
The first duty of our self-comprehending Adam will be to look backward.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10: Drummond to Jowett, and Ge...
3
If you want to understand me and my motivations, look backward.
The Winds of Dune
4
One look backward from his motor-boat was enough for Del Mar.
The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
5
And she could sit up; she wouldn't have to look backward.
The Land of Painted Caves
6
The medieval age was tempted to look backward for its knowledge of everything.
Christianity and Progress
7
As we look backward upon the centuries we are astonished by its advancement.
"Speaking of Operations--"
8
Even then she moved her head enough to look backward over the abyss.
The Rim of the Desert
9
The last words she lilted mockingly, flashing a look backward at Dennis Kavanagh.
The Ramrodders: A Novel
10
She would not look backward, knowing all too well what she would see.
The adventures of button
11
While getting up, I'd had an opportunity to look backward.
Red Planet Blues
12
I look backward and consider its first foundation; its several revolutions, successes, and misfortunes.
A Treatise of Human Nature
13
Jesse didn't even look backward as he walked out, slamming the door behind him.
Sweet Little Lies
14
How easy it is to see as you look backward.
The University of Hard Knocks
15
But something nudged Raphael to look backward, into the basement.
Immortal wolf
16
He did not look backward, dreading to see what little progress he had made.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
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Look backward across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common