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backward
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adverb
(= back, rearward, rearwards)
at or to or toward the back or rear
he moved back
tripped when he stepped backward
she looked rearward out the window of the car
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adverb
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
it's easy to get the 'i' and the 'e' backward in words like 'seize' and 'siege'
the child put her jersey on backward
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adjective
directed or facing toward the back or rear
a backward view
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adjective
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
a backward lover
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adjective
having made less than normal progress
an economically backward country
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adjective
retarded in intellectual development
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adverb
(= back)
in or to or toward a past time
set the clocks back an hour
never look back
lovers of the past looking fondly backward
recall
Verb
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If you recall something, you think about something you learned or experienced in the past.
She recalled a childhood summer camp in the Tetons, singing around a campfire.
She recalled an incident at school when her son was seven.
I don't recall seeing any situation like that.
And you have a two children, as I recall.
He recalls that his grandmother gave him his first taste of wine at age 4 or 5.
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If you recall a worker, you officially ask them to come back to a job or place.
The workers were recalled after a two month layoff.
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If you recall a product, you tell stores and customers to send it back because it has a problem.
recall
Noun
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Recall is your ability to think about something you learned or experienced in the past.
You can improve your recall by using memory tricks.
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A recall is a request to stores and customers to send back a product because it has a problem.
The company is announcing the recall of fifteen different products.
signal
Noun
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A picture, or a light, or a movement of a hand, or other thing that tells people to do something.
When I make this signal with my hand, everybody walk to the front of the room.
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A picture, or a light, or a movement of a hand, or something else that lets someone recognize another person, a ship, an airplane or something else.
The sailor saw the signal on the other ship and so recognized it was the enemy.
signal
Verb
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When someone or something signals to someone, they use a signal to tell the person something.
The red light signals to the cars to stop.