backward
US /ˈbækwəd/
・UK /ˈbækwəd/
A2
adv.AdverbToward the rear, what is behind or past
He moved backward as the dog approached
adv.AdverbTowards a previous time
Seeing old pictures made it feel like time moved backward
adj.AdjectiveLess developed than others, as in technology
Most of Africa used to be quite backward even 20 years ago, but not now
adv.AdverbTowards a worse condition or a loss of progress
The medical patient's health took a step backward when his condition worsened
adv.AdverbOpposite to the normal or accepted way
It feels very backward to treat someone differently because of their race or gender
adv.AdverbToward what is behind you
The car's suddenly moved backward and I had to jump out of the way
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FULL SPEECH: President Joe Biden gives address after dropping out of 2024 election
- On those rare moments in history, when the decisions we make now determine our fate of our nation and the world for decades to come, America's going to have to choose between moving forward or backward, between hope and hate, between unity and division. We have to decide do we still believe in honesty, decency, respect, freedom, justice, and democracy?
On those rare moments in history, when the decisions we make now determine our fate of our nation and the world for decades to come, America's going to have to choose between moving forward or backward, between hope and hate, between unity and division. We have to decide do we still believe in honesty, decency, respect, freedom, justice, and democracy?
- America's going to have to choose between moving forward or backward, between hope and hate, between unity and division.
America's going to have to choose between moving forward or backward, between hope and hate, between unity and division.
デヴィッド・ゲッタだけど「DJ」について質問ある？| Tech Support | WIRED Japan
- This is actually coming from the idea of vinyls, because it was a similar way to mix, and you know, you would like, if it's not perfectly beat match, you would move the vinyl a little bit forward or backward until it's perfect.
This is actually coming from the idea of vinyls, because it was a similar way to mix, and you know, you would like, if it's not perfectly beat match, you would move the vinyl a little bit forward or backward until it's perfect.
- And you know, you would like if it's not perfectly beat match, you would move the vinyl a little bit forward or backward until it's perfect.
And you know, you would like if it's not perfectly beat match, you would move the vinyl a little bit forward or backward until it's perfect.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- The apparition walked backward from him,
The apparition walked backward from him,
- The apparition walked backward from him; and at every step it took,
The apparition walked backward from him; and at every step it took,
11 Things That Can Change Your Eye Color
- This backward bowing causes the tiny thread-like fibers that hold the eye's lens in place to come into contact with the iris, which they are not supposed to do.
This backward bowing causes the tiny thread-like fibers that hold the eye's lens in place to come into contact with the iris, which they are not supposed to do.
- This backward bowing causes the tiny thread-like fibers that hold the eye's lens in place to come into contact with the iris, which they are not supposed to do.
This backward bowing causes the tiny thread-like fibers that hold the eye's lens in place to come into contact with the iris, which they are not supposed to do.
US economy shrinks as companies race to get ahead of Trump tariffs | BBC News
- It does absolutely in the companies that are pulling that guidance you see the response in their stock price they've had quite a negative reaction on the stock price when they do that but look we look at earnings numbers and we know that they're backward looking and everyone's concern is that we really had tariffs come into play starting in the second quarter so it's all about what that's going to look like in the second third fourth quarter of this year so guidance really is key that is what's telling people what's going to happen going forward and when you're not giving any guidance because you're concerned about the macroeconomic situation that makes investors very nervous.
It does absolutely in the companies that are pulling that guidance you see the response in their stock price they've had quite a negative reaction on the stock price when they do that but look we look at earnings numbers and we know that they're backward looking and everyone's concern is that we really had tariffs come into play starting in the second quarter so it's all about what that's going to look like in the second third fourth quarter of this year so guidance really is key that is what's telling people what's going to happen going forward and when you're not giving any guidance because you're concerned about the macroeconomic situation that makes investors very nervous.
- And just an update the S&P 500 now down one and a half percent again that GDP headline about a contraction in the economy really driving things it's also causing a stir in Washington Donald Trump has said on Truth Social that it was a Biden overhang he says that it is not his economy that this number as Victoria was just saying is backward-looking meanwhile you've got Democratic Congressman Richie Torres saying it's official Donald Trump has finally liberated the American economy from growth he says making recessions great again well for more on the GDP numbers which clearly are already dividing politicians I'm joined by Ken Kim senior economist at KPMG great to see you Ken if you could talk us through you have this headline number that the economy shrank that's not the whole story though can you explain why this data is messy that's exactly right what's really interesting about the GDP report is that even though it is backward looking you had preemptive behavior by both consumers and businesses acting before the tariffs were actually were announced in early April.
And just an update the S&P 500 now down one and a half percent again that GDP headline about a contraction in the economy really driving things it's also causing a stir in Washington Donald Trump has said on Truth Social that it was a Biden overhang he says that it is not his economy that this number as Victoria was just saying is backward-looking meanwhile you've got Democratic Congressman Richie Torres saying it's official Donald Trump has finally liberated the American economy from growth he says making recessions great again well for more on the GDP numbers which clearly are already dividing politicians I'm joined by Ken Kim senior economist at KPMG great to see you Ken if you could talk us through you have this headline number that the economy shrank that's not the whole story though can you explain why this data is messy that's exactly right what's really interesting about the GDP report is that even though it is backward looking you had preemptive behavior by both consumers and businesses acting before the tariffs were actually were announced in early April.
Top 10 Mindblowing Superman Fan Theories
- After losing Lois Lane, Superman reverses time by spinning the world backward.
After losing Lois Lane, Superman reverses time by spinning the world backward.
- After losing Lois Lane, Superman reverses time by spinning the world backward.
After losing Lois Lane, Superman reverses time by spinning the world backward.
Global chip shortage: How microchips became one of the worlds most precious resources
- So they're starting from from certainly a backward position, and then they've got a lot of going to make up, and they also are now entering a phase a phase where there simply isn't the trust that is.
So they're starting from from certainly a backward position, and then they've got a lot of going to make up, and they also are now entering a phase a phase where there simply isn't the trust that is.
- So they're starting from certainly a backward position,
So they're starting from certainly a backward position,
Inside Disney's Secret Test Lab
- So I can walk backward, I can walk forward, woohoo!
So I can walk backward, I can walk forward, woohoo!
- So I can walk backward.
So I can walk backward.
Trump’s Tariff Math Explained
- So in either way, whether the cost is passed forward or passed backward, it's American workers and American business owners who bear that burden.
So in either way, whether the cost is passed forward or passed backward, it's American workers and American business owners who bear that burden.
- So in either way, whether the cost is passed forward or passed backward, it's American workers and American business owners who bear that burden.
So in either way, whether the cost is passed forward or passed backward, it's American workers and American business owners who bear that burden.
The Psychology of Malignant Narcissists - People of the Lie
- Scott Peck defines evil as "that force residing either inside or outside of human beings that seeks to kill life or liveliness," or, as he continues, "Evil is live spelt backward.
Scott Peck defines evil as "that force residing either inside or outside of human beings that seeks to kill life or liveliness," or, as he continues, "Evil is live spelt backward.
- “. . .evil is 'live' spelt backward.
“. . .evil is 'live' spelt backward.