achteruit — meaning in English

English meaning

• abaft prep Behind, or toward the back of a ship, in relation to something else.
• backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
• reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.

Senses

achteruit is used for these senses in English:

• abaft (nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
• backward Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
• reverse The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.) [from 19th c.]

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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