adv. toward the rear; adj. directed or facing toward the rear
She walked backward on the balance beam.
She walked backward on the balance beam.
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The suffix -ward in backward indicates moving in the direction towards the back.
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When Tiger fell backward in the snow and waved his arms and legs, what did he look like?
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In going up the stairway to the Flatheads how many steps forward and then backward did Ozma and Dorothy go?
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The detent did not allow the wheel to move backward.
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rearward;rearwards;reverse
forward
2 syllables
back-ward
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