aback

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

1. (Geordie, archaic, not-comparable) Towards the back or rear; backwards.
2. (archaic, not-comparable) In the rear; a distance behind.
3. (not-comparable) By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
4. (not-comparable) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way.

Noun

An inscribed stone square.

Concepten

rugwaarts

achterwaarts

achteruit

bij verrassing

terug

achter

met een kopwind

achteraan

bak

Synoniemen

bemused

backwards

back

🔙

backward

baffled

befogged

befuddled

behind

bewildered

confounded

😖

confused

😕

dazzled

disconcerted

disoriented

distracted

embarrassed

fazed

flabbergasted

muddleheaded

mystified

nonplussed

overawed

puzzled

rearward

stirred

astonied

gobsmacked

nonplused

rear wards

asswards

abaft

astounded

Vertalingen

προς τα πίσω

rückwärts

por detraz ás avessas

atraz

dietro

pelo contrario

atrás

en arrière

sorpreso

attònito

ξαφνικά

hinten

a collo

atrás

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈbæk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: abak

Overgenomen van Oudengels: onbæc

Verwant aan Fries: tebek

Verwant aan Zweeds: tillbaka

In summary

From Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, equivalent to a- (“towards”) + back. Compare West Frisian tebek (“aback”, adverb, literally “to/at back”), Swedish tillbaka (idem.).