rearward

adv.
Toward, to, or at the rear.

adj.
At or in the rear.

n.
A rearward direction, point, or position.

rearwards rear'wards adv.

rear·ward² (rîr'wôrd')
n.
The rear guard of an armed force.

[Middle English rerewarde, from Anglo-Norman : rere, behind (from Latin retrō) + warde, guard (of Germanic origin).]

adverb

1. Toward the back: about, around, back, backward, backwards. See precede/follow.
2. In or toward a former location or condition: about, around, back, backward, backwards, round. See approach/retreat.

noun

The part or area farthest from the front: back, rear¹. See precede/follow.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: direction toward the rear

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The adjective rearward has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: directed or moving toward the rear
  Synonym: reverse

Meaning #2: located in or toward the back or rear
  Synonym: rear

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The adverb rearward has one meaning:

Meaning #1: at or to or toward or the back or rear
  Synonyms: back, backward, backwards, rearwards

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - bag-, agter-
adv. - bagud, agterud
n. - bagende, agterende

2.
n. - bagtrop

Nederlands (Dutch)
de achterkant, achterwaarts, achterst gedeelte (achterhoede)

Français (French)
1.
adj. - en arrière, à l'arrière
adv. - vers l'arrière
n. - arrière

2.
n. - arrière-garde d'une force armée

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - hinter
adv. - nach hinten
n. - Rücken

2.
n. - Rücken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πίσω μέρος
adj. - οπίσθιος
adv. - (προς τα) πίσω

Italiano (Italian)
retroguardia, posteriore, indietro, verso il fondo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - retaguarda (f)
adj. - de retaguarda
adv. - pela retaguarda

Русский (Russian)
тыл, тыловой, задний, назад, на попятную

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - posterior, último, dirigido hacia atrás
adv. - hacia atrás
n. - retaguardia, parte posterior

2.
n. - retaguardia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - eftertrupp
adj. - bakerst
adv. - baktill

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 在背后, 向后方, 向后方的, 在末尾的, 后面, 后部

2. 后卫, 后尾

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adv. - 在背後, 向後方
adj. - 向後方的, 在末尾的
n. - 後面, 後部

2.
n. - 後衛, 後尾

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 후미의, 제일 뒤의
adv. - 후방에, 배후에
n. - 후방, 후위

2.
n. - 후방군

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 後方に, 背後に
adj. - 後尾の, しんがりの
n. - 後方

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مؤخرة الجيش (صفه) خلفي (ظرف) في المؤخرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לאחור, אחורי‬
adv. - ‮אחורה‬
n. - ‮כיוון או חלק אחורי‬
n. - ‮משמר עורפי‬

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