backwards
🇺🇸
/ˈbækwərdz/
🇬🇧
/ˈbækwədz/
adverb
B1
toward the back
He moved backwards to avoid the ball.
B1
in reverse order
She read the list backwards from the end.
B1
getting worse
His health is going backwards despite treatment.
R
with the back in front
He put his shirt on backwards by mistake.
translation
toward the back; in reverse order; getting worse; with the back in front