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backwards

Pronunciación: [ˈbæk.wɚdz]

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Cómo usar backwards en una oración: 3 significados y 9 ejemplos con audio.

Contexto: «movement»

(adverb) when you move in the direction opposite to where you usually go. Imagine walking away from your friends instead of toward them; that's going backwards.

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She walked backwards to avoid stepping on the flower.

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He didn't walk backwards; he moved straight ahead to the door.

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Can you walk backwards without looking behind you?

Contexto: «time»

(adverb) when you think about or talk about something that happened in the past instead of the present or future. It's like rewinding a video to see what happened before.

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When she told the story, she started from the end and went backwards.

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He didn't want to go backwards in time; he preferred to focus on the future.

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Why do you think we sometimes look backwards instead of forward?

Contexto: «attitude»

(adjective) when someone or something is not modern or is stuck in old ways. It's like having old-fashioned ideas that don't keep up with the times.

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His ideas were seen as backwards because they didn't match the current beliefs.

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Her approach was not backwards; it was very progressive and modern.

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Do you think some traditions can be considered backwards?

Cómo se pronuncia backwards

Pronunciación: [ˈbæk.wɚdz]

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