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I . backward [ˈbækwəd, Am -wɚd] ADJ

1. backward (towards back):

backward glance

spojrzenie nt wstecz [lub za siebie]

a backward somersault

salto nt w tył

2. backward country, region:

backward

3. backward child:

backward

opóźniony w rozwoju

II . backward [ˈbækwəd, Am -wɚd] ADV

backward → backwards

See also backwards

backwards [ˈbækwədz, Am -wɚdz] ADV

1. backwards (towards back):

w tył

backwards walk

backwards and forwards

tam i z powrotem

2. backwards count, spell:

3. backwards (for worse):

step backwards

krok m do tyłu

4. backwards (into past):

Phrases:

to bend [or lean] over backwards

stawać [perf stanąć] na głowie

to know sth backwards

znać coś na wylot

Usage examples with backward

backward glance

spojrzenie nt wstecz [lub za siebie]

to pitch backward

upadać [perf upaść] do tyłu

a backward somersault

salto nt w tył

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In common with other parrots, they have zygodactyl feet, two toes pointing forward and two backward. en.wikipedia.org

Therefore, the gravitational attraction of the wake pulls it backward and slows it down. en.wikipedia.org

Religious beliefs were considered backward, reactionary, ignorant, and superstitious. en.wikipedia.org

Higher education was out of reach for the general students of this educationally backward district. en.wikipedia.org

Note that the figure at left has the sign of the interference backward. en.wikipedia.org

The nephroduct is long and looped with a dorsal branch extending backward and a ventral branch forward. en.wikipedia.org

The mountain power in the form of a little boy hopping backward on one foot likes to come and harm people. en.wikipedia.org

This trackway pivots vertically in a see-saw motion, letting the car roll backward and forward along the length. en.wikipedia.org

Like any other macroscopic object sitting in the lipid flow, they are thus pushed backward. en.wikipedia.org

A gradual backward rotation throughout the jump will bring you from your initial forward position to complete a vertical entry. en.wikipedia.org

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