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How to pronounce “backwards”
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Pronunciation guide for backwards
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of backwards with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
Alright now, now that you've heard it forwards I'm gonna play it backwards and I want you
- Definition summary
- Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce backwards
Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior

Alright now, now that you've heard it forwards I'm gonna play it backwards and I want you
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “backwards”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
- [Adverb]
- Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
- [Verb]
- third-person singular simple present indicative of backward
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