āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
backward
/ËbÃĻkwÉd/
backwards
01
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§
in or to the direction opposite to the front
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The car suddenly moved backward, causing a minor collision.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§
in an order opposite to the usual or expected one
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
When asked to recite the alphabet backward, she started confidently with Z.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§, āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ Z āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§
in the direction or toward a previous point in time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The story moved backward to reveal the character âs past.
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§
toward a less favorable state
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company 's decision to cut corners led them backward in customer satisfaction.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
backward
01
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§
facing or directed toward the rear
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The backward orientation of the camera captured the scene behind the subject.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His backward attitude at the party made it hard for him to make new friends.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°
slow to understand or respond
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The backward child found it hard to grasp the new concept quickly.
āĻ§ā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The backward educational system has caused a gap in learning opportunities.
āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻžā§āĻĒāĻĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻžā§āĻĒāĻĻ, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§
directed toward an undesirable state
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company 's backward policies caused it to lose its competitive edge.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻžā§āĻĒāĻĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
