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Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] move backward; reverse; retreat

To go in the reverse direction; to back up or step back (of a person or vehicle); to retreat.

The car is backing up.

2AdverbA2

backward(s); in reverse

In a backward direction; toward the rear; in reverse.

He walks backward.

3VerbB2

[to] regress; backslide

To move backward in progress, development, or status; to become less advanced.

If we stop developing, our country will regress.

[to] retreat; [to] go back; [to] back up (a vehicle)

[to] deteriorate; [to] decline

[to] decline; regress; deteriorate; recede

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