backwards
Prononciation : [ˈbæk.wɚdz]
Mot
Contexte : « 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?
Contexte : « 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?
Contexte : « 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?
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