背 — meaning in English

English meaning

• back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
• backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
• band noun A group of musicians who perform together.
• behind preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.
• dorsal adj Located on or relating to the upper or back side of an animal, fish, or body part — the side where the backbone runs.
• dorsum noun The upper or back surface of an animal's body.
• memorize verb To learn something so thoroughly that you can recall it exactly, without needing to check.
• piggyback adv Carried on someone's back or shoulders.
• recite verb To say a piece of writing aloud from memory, often to an audience.
• ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
• spine noun The column of bones running down the back, from the head down to the tail or pelvis, that protects the spinal cord and holds up the chest and abdomen.

Senses

背 is used for these senses in English:

• back The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
• backward Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
• band A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
• behind The rear, back-end.
• dorsal (anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
• dorsum (anatomy) The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.
• memorize To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
• piggyback On somebody's back or shoulders.

back — full definition

1. noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
2. noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
3. adj Located at or toward the rear.
4. adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
5. verb To support someone or something, often financially.

backward — full definition

1. adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
2. adj Less developed or advanced than expected, especially describing a place, culture, or way of thinking.
3. adj Reluctant or slow to act, learn, or come forward.

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