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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:

1. look towards one's backplay

  Familiarity information: LOOK BACKWARD used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOOK BACKWARD (verb)


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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