bakåt

See also: bakat

Swedish

Etymology

bak +‎ åt. Attested since 1698.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

bakåt

back (as a direction), backwards, in reverse, towards the rear
man kan inte resa bakåt i tiden
you can not travel back in time

Antonyms

framåt

Related terms

bakåtkammad
bakåtsträvare
bakåtvänd

See also

baklänges
bakvänt

References

bakåt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
bakåt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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