backward
/ˈbækwəd/adjective
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पीछे की ओर
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as antonym, idiom
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[only before noun]
directed or moving towards the back
पीछे की ओर
- a backward glance
- She took a backward step to admire the painting.
- She cast a backward look at her home.
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- He made a quick backward step to avoid the car.
- The machine makes a backward movement when you press the button.
Synonyms rearward reverse retrograde
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having made less progress than normal
पिछड़ा हुआ
- a backward region
- economically backward classes
- Some backward areas still lack proper schools.
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- The scheme helps backward villages get safe drinking water.
- It was once a backward town with few roads.
Synonyms undeveloped underdeveloped less advanced primitive
Opposite advanced developed progressive modern
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especially AmE
(British backwards) towards a place or position that is behind
पीछे की ओर
- He took a step backward.
- Step backward when the train comes to the platform.
- Stand back, and don't lean backward over the rail.
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- The car rolled backward down the slope.
- She stepped backward to let the others pass.
Synonyms back rearward in reverse
Opposite forward
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
backward (adjective) before a noun
Backward as an adjective means directed towards the back or less developed than normal; it has no s.
Adjective के रूप में 'backward' का अर्थ पीछे की ओर, या सामान्य से कम विकसित है; इसमें s नहीं लगता।
- She took a backward step.
- The government ran schemes for backward areas.
backward / backwards (adverb)
As an adverb, British English uses backwards for direction, while backward is also acceptable and common in American English.
Adverb के रूप में ब्रिटिश English दिशा के लिए 'backwards' प्रयोग करती है, जबकि 'backward' अमेरिकी English में आम है।
- The car rolled backwards down the slope.
backward in sth
Use backward in to name the area where development is slow, such as backward in studies.
जिस क्षेत्र में विकास धीमा हो, उसे बताने के लिए 'backward in' आता है, जैसे पढ़ाई में पिछड़ा।
- He is backward in mathematics.
backward and forward
The phrase backward and forward shows movement in both directions; backwards and forwards is the British form.
वाक्यांश 'backward and forward' दोनों दिशाओं में गति दर्शाता है; ब्रिटिश रूप 'backwards and forwards' है।
- The pendulum swung backwards and forwards.
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backward + noun
stepglancearearegionclass
- The scheme aims to help backward regions.
verb + backwards
walk backwardsfall backwardsstep backwardscount backwardslean backwards
- Count backwards from ten to one.
adverb + backward
educationallysociallyeconomicallytechnologicallymentally
- The village was economically backward until the road came.
idiomatic uses
bend over backwardsknow it backwardsbackwards and forwardsbackward glancenever look backwards
- She knows the syllabus backwards.
“More examples 5
- Radhika took a backward step to see the whole painting.
राधिका पूरी पेंटिंग देखने के लिए एक कदम पीछे हटी।
- The government started special schools in backward districts.
सरकार ने पिछड़े ज़िलों में विशेष विद्यालय शुरू किए।
- He ran backwards to catch the ball.
वह गेंद पकड़ने के लिए पीछे की ओर दौड़ा।
- The teachers bent over backwards to help the weak students.
शिक्षकों ने कमज़ोर विद्यार्थियों की सहायता के लिए जी-जान लगा दी।
- Please say the alphabet backwards.
कृपया वर्णमाला उल्टे क्रम में बोलिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is backwards in his studies.
✓ He is backward in his studies.
As an adjective, the form is backward, never backwards.
Adjective के रूप में रूप 'backward' है, 'backwards' कभी नहीं।
✗ He fell backwardly on the road.
✓ He fell backwards on the road.
Backwardly is not used for direction; the adverb is backwards.
दिशा के लिए 'backwardly' प्रयोग नहीं होता; क्रिया-विशेषण 'backwards' है।
✗ She walked to backward.
✓ She walked backwards.
Backwards is an adverb on its own and needs no to.
'Backwards' स्वयं adverb है और इसके साथ 'to' नहीं लगता।
¶Idioms 2
bend over backwards (to do sth)
to make a great effort to help somebody or to please them
(मदद के लिए) एड़ी-चोटी का ज़ोर लगाना
- The teachers bent over backwards to help the weak students.
know sth backwards
to know something very well
अच्छी तरह जानना
- She knows the syllabus backwards.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
rearward reverse retrograde undeveloped underdeveloped less advanced primitive back in reverse
Antonyms
AaSpelling
In British English, backward is the adjective ('a backward glance') and backwards is usually the adverb ('walk backwards').
British English में backward adjective है ('a backward glance') और backwards प्रायः adverb ('walk backwards')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bend over backwards, know sth backwards.
Idioms: bend over backwards (किसी की मदद के लिए हर संभव कोशिश करना), know sth backwards (किसी चीज़ को पूरी तरह अच्छी तरह जानना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Other Backward Classes (OBC) get reservation; the Mandal Commission (1980) studied backward classes.
अन्य पिछड़ा वर्ग (OBC) को आरक्षण मिलता है; मंडल आयोग (1980) ने पिछड़े वर्गों का अध्ययन किया।