American English
/ˈbæ.kwədz/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Toward the back, not toward the front.
Practice out loudToward the back, not toward the front.
She walked backwards to the door.
The dog fell backwards off the sofa.
Backward is also very common in American English. The two forms usually have the same meaning.
walk backwards · step backwards · fall backwards
[verb of movement] + backwards
[verb of movement] + backwards + to + place
In the opposite order or position from the usual one.
I put my T-shirt on backwards.
The video is playing backwards.
In this meaning, backwards often means al revés, not hacia atrás.
read backwards · play backwards · put on backwards
[verb] + object + backwards
put + object + on + backwards
To try very hard to help someone or achieve something.
We bent over backwards to keep the customer happy.