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Backwards Adverb Geri  /ˈbækwədz   Arkaya Doğru Arka üstü

Level B1 
Kind adverb
Front backwards 
IPA  /ˈbækwədz   / (especially US backward ) adverb
Back arkaya doğru, geri, arka üstü
Back 2

backwards (adverb)

 /ˈbækwədz   / (especially US backward ) adverb
 
 1 towards a place or a position that is behind
arkaya doğru, geri, arka üstü
 Could everybody take a step backwards?
 He fell backwards and hit the back of his head.
 2 in the opposite direction to usual
tersten, tersinden, geriye, sondan başa
 Can you say the alphabet backwards?
 to travel backwards in time
OPPOSITE FORWARD1
IDIOM
backward(s) and forward(s)
first in one direction and then in the other, many times
bir ileri bir geri
 The dog ran backwards and forwards, barking loudly.
 

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