backward

หˆbรฆkwษ™rd
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Translation of backward into Hebrew,

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Adverb

1.

order

in a reversed order or sequence
ื‘ึฐึผืกึตื“ึถืจ ื”ึธืคื•ึผืšึฐ ื‘ึฐึผื”ึถืคึถืšึฐ
  • The pages were numbered backward.ื”ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ืžื•ืกืคืจื• ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื”ืคื•ืš.
2.

time

toward or into the past
ืœึฐืึธื—ื•ึนืจ le'akhorืึถืœ ื”ึถืขึธื‘ึธืจ
  • Looking backward, he realized his mistakes.ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ืœืื—ื•ืจ, ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืชื™ื•.
3.

regression

oppositely to desired progress
ืœึฐืึธื—ื•ึนืจ le'akhorืึธื—ื•ึนืจึธื”
  • The policy changes moved the company backward.ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื–ื™ื–ื• ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืœืื—ื•ืจ.
4.

directional movement

towards the back or rear
ืœึฐืึธื—ื•ึนืจ le'ahorืึธื—ื•ึนืจึธื”
  • He glanced backward nervously..ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆื™ืฅ ืœืื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืขืฆื‘ื ื•ืช.

Adjective

1.

directional

directed towards the back
ืึฒื—ื•ึนืจึดื™ ahori
  • He glanced backward nervously..ื”ื•ื ื”ืขื™ืฃ ืžื‘ื˜ ืœืื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืขืฆื‘ื ื•ืช.
2.

movement

moving in the opposite direction to usual
ืœึธืึธื—ื•ึนืจ la'achor
  • The car made a backward turn.ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ื‘ื™ืฆืขื” ืคื ื™ื™ื” ืœืื—ื•ืจ.
3.

behavior

UKshy or reluctant to actUK
ื‘ึทึผื™ึฐืฉึธืืŸ bayeshan
  • She was too backward to ask for a promotion..ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ืช ืžื“ื™ ืžื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืงื™ื“ื•ื.
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Expressions with backward: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

take a step backwardv.
ืœึดืฆึฐืขื•ึนื“ ืฆึทืขึทื“ ืึธื—ื•ึนืจึธื”
He took a step backward to avoid the puddle.
bend over backwardv.
ืœึทืขึฒืฉื‚ื•ึนืช ืžึตืขึทืœ ื•ึผืžึตืขึตื‘ึถืจ
She will bend over backward to make her guests feel comfortable.
one step forward, two steps backwardexp.
ืฆึทืขึทื“ ืึถื—ึธื“ ืงึธื“ึดื™ืžึธื”, ืฉึฐืื ึทื™ึดื ืึธื—ื•ึนืจึธื”
Every time we solve a problem, another arises, it's one step forward, two steps backward.
backward and forwardadv.
ื”ึธืœื•ึนืšึฐ ื•ึธืฉืื•ึนื‘
The pendulum swings backward and forward.
bend backwardv.
ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐื›ึผื•ึนืคึตืฃ ืึธื—ื•ึนืจึธื”
She can bend backward easily during her yoga class.
fall backwardv.
ืœึดืคึผื•ึนืœ ืœึฐืึธื—ื•ึนืจ
He lost his balance and began to fall backward.

Synonyms and analogies of backward in English

adv.back to frontin reverserearwardretrogradeinverselyregressivelybackwardsreverse
adj.rearwardreverseretrogradehesitantreluctantshyinvertedcrudeMore synonyms

Examples of backward in a sentence

  • The film was played backward for effect.
  • He wished he could travel backward to fix things.
  • The story moved backward to reveal the character's past.
  • His grades are slipping backward.
  • The reforms pushed the system backward.
  • She took a step backward to avoid the puddle.

Translations of "backward" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
ืœึฐืึธื—ื•ึนืจadv. - l'akhor

He looks backward at his childhood with both joy and sadness.

ื”ื•ื ืžืกืชื›ืœ ืœืื—ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื• ื‘ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืžืขื•ืจื‘ืช ืฉืœ ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ืขืฆื‘.

ืึธื—ื•ึนืจึธื”adv. - akhora

Adjust the seat backward until you hear it slip into place firmly.

ื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืืช ื”ืžื•ืฉื‘ ืื—ื•ืจื” ืขื“ ืฉืชืฉืžืข ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื—ืœื™ืง ืœืžืงื•ื ื‘ื—ื•ื–ืงื”.

ืึฒื—ื•ึนืจึทื ึดึผื™ืชadv. - akhoranit

Imagine the nerve behind your eyes fiercely pulling your eye sockets backward.

ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืื™ืš ื”ืขืฆื‘ ืฉืžืžื•ืงื ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืžื•ืฉืš ื‘ืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช ืืช ืืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืŸ ืื—ื•ืจื ื™ืช.

Adjective
ืžึฐืคึทื’ึตึผืจadj.

Due to this, the district is economically backward.

ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื›ืš ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื”ืžื—ื•ื– ื”ื™ื” ืžืคื’ืจ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช.

ื”ึธืคื•ึผืšึฐadj. - hafukh

They filmed the backward sequence to create a unique effect in the movie.

ื”ื ืฆื™ืœืžื• ืืช ื”ืกืฆื ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื”ืคื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืคืงื˜ ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ื‘ืกืจื˜.

ืึฒื—ื•ึนืจึดื™adj. - akhori

Though rarely discussed, backward rotation of the hip at impact (J) is the body's most important shock absorber.

ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื ื™ื“ื•ืŸ ืœืขืชื™ื ืจื—ื•ืงื•ืช, ืกื‘ื‘ ืื—ื•ืจื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขืช ื›ืœ ื ื—ื™ืชื” (J) ื”ื•ื ืกื•ืคื’ ื”ื–ืขื–ื•ืขื™ื ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ.

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backward: Examples and translations in context

They look backward to analyze the patterns in their family's history.

ื”ื ืžืชื‘ื•ื ื ื™ื ืœืื—ื•ืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืชื— ืืช ื”ื“ืคื•ืกื™ื ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื.

The child walked backward while trying to balance on one foot.

ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ืœืš ืœืื—ื•ืจ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ ืžืฉืงืœ ืขืœ ืจื’ืœ ืื—ืช.

They studied the data backward to understand the trends over time.

ื”ื ื—ืงืจื• ืืช ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืœืื—ื•ืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืžื’ืžื•ืช ืœืื•ืจืš ื–ืžืŸ.

A coaster brake allows you to stop simply by pedaling backward.

ื‘ืœื ืชื•ืฃ ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœืš ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื“ื™ื•ื•ืฉ ืœืื—ื•ืจ.

Her phone is backward compatible and can run apps designed for older versions.

ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœื” ืชื•ืžืš ื‘ืชืื™ืžื•ืช ืœืื—ื•ืจ ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืจื™ืฅ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉืชื•ื›ื ื ื• ืœื’ืจืกืื•ืช ื™ืฉื ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.

I often look backward during quiet moments to reflect on my journey.

ืื ื™ ื ื•ื”ื’ ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ืœืื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืจื’ืขื™ื ืฉืงื˜ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจื”ืจ ื‘ืžืกืข ืฉืœื™.

Looking backward helps me appreciate the lessons I've learned over time.

ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ืœืื—ื•ืจ ืขื•ื–ืจืช ืœื™ ืœื”ืขืจื™ืš ืืช ื”ืœืงื—ื™ื ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ื–ืžืŸ.

Choosing backward compatible software can enhance your device's overall usability.

ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื” ืขื ืชืื™ืžื•ืช ืœืื—ื•ืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ืœืœื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืฉืœืš.

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