Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.1 case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 6410 559312 542963 2026-05-05T16:31:04Z ~2026-27378-92 54330 /* */ 559312 wikitext text/x-wiki up the aas! :) === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|back|wards}} === Pronunciation === * {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈbækwɜːdz/}} * {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈbækwɝdz/}} * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-upwards.wav|UK}} == Preposition == {{preposition}} # If something is '''backwards''', it is [[face|facing]] the back. == Adjective == {{adj|more=true}} # Something that is '''backwards''' is [[inefficient]] and not [[advance]]d. (sometimes considered [[offensive]] when describing a person, especially a child) #: ''This society is very '''backwards''', [[primitive]] in comparison to the country we came from.'' === Synonyms === * [[backward]] === Antonyms === * [[frontward]] / [[frontwards]] * [[forward]] / [[forwards]] {{stub}} csxzazjg33v18vd0nnyqxkdni2536u1 0 75987 559313 559299 2026-05-05T18:48:21Z ElliottsWikiAdventures 48273 559313 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-police car.wav|US}} == Noun == {{noun}} [[File:Musashino Police Car 02.jpg|thumb|A '''police car''']] # {{countable}} {{vehicle}} A '''police car''' is a [[car]] that [[policemen]] use to drive. [[Category:Automobiles]] if7ejjhupxm1kaep3y9fwpqp1ncbon1