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LOOK BACKWARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does look backward mean?
• LOOK BACKWARD (verb)
The verb LOOK BACKWARD has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: LOOK BACKWARD used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Look towards one's back
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
look back; look backward
Context example:
don't look back while you walk
Hypernyms (to "look backward" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
They look backward up the hill
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