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Meanings of
backwards
in английском
португальский
às avessas
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At or to or toward the back or rear.
back
backward
astern
rearward
rearwards
forward
португальский
às avessas
русский
сзади
португальский
costa
каталонский
endarrere
испанский
detrás
Back to the meaning
Direction faced by the back of an item.
behind
aft
forwards
Related terms
relative direction
русский
сзади
Usage of
backwards
in английском
1
You begin with the end result and work
backwards
to the causes.
2
I can't believe we have gone
backwards
in this way, said Bond.
3
The only forward movement on this case has come from going
backwards
.
4
Start with the end goal and work your way
backwards
from there.
5
I decided to work
backwards
,
to search for light among the shadows.
6
But nearly three years on, the project has gone
backwards
,
Muller said.
7
Jagr released a blast of frigid power, knocking the charging animals
backwards
.
8
It's also a good idea to walk
backwards
while facing the lion.
9
Afghanistan is not lost, but for several years it has moved
backwards
.
10
Crosby said councils were going
backwards
faster than they were going forward.
11
Riding
backwards
is the cause of half the baldness in the world.
12
It came because people were pushed
backwards
into extreme poverty, he said.
13
Although change is slow, I believe that we will not go
backwards
.
14
The investment community is bending over
backwards
to reverse engineer an answer.
15
Despite this, other EU countries cannot bend over
backwards
to accommodate Cameron.
16
The green and red lights of the launches glided
backwards
and forwards.
Other examples for "backwards"
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backwards
Adjective
Adverb
Frequent collocations
fell backwards
go backwards
walk backwards
staggered backwards
move backwards
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Translations for
backwards
португальский
às avessas
de costas
para trás
costa
trás
detrás
atrás
costas
русский
сзади
назад
зад
каталонский
endarrere
cap endarrere
испанский
detrás
atrás
Backwards
through the time
Backwards
across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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