backward

Significado (Inglês)

Adj

1. Situated toward or at the rear of something.
2. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
3. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
4. Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
5. Reversed in order or sequence.
6. Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
7. Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
8. Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
9. Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
10. Late or behindhand.
11. Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
12. On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
13. Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
14. (obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
15. (obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.

Adv

1. At, near or towards the rear of something.
2. In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
3. In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
4. Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
5. In a reversed orientation; back to front.
6. In a reversed order or sequence.
7. Toward or into the past.
8. (obsolete) In the past.
9. By way of reflection; reflexively.

Noun

The state behind or past.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle English bakwarde, abakward, equivalent to back (adverb) + -ward. Cognate with Old Frisian bekward (“backward”).

Frases

The F-mount has a significant degree of both backward and forward compatibility .

A montagem F tem um grau significativo de compatibilidade para trás e para frente.