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Pronunciation guide for aback
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of aback with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- Love, no matter what
And I was rather taken aback.
- Definition summary
- (archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
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How to pronounce aback
Love, no matter what
And I was rather taken aback.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “aback”
Meaning
- [Adverb]
- (archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- (archaic) In the rear; a distance behind. [First attested prior to 1150.][1]
- By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
- (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.][1]
- [Noun]
- (obsolete, Early Modern) An inscribed stone square.
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