bakåt

See also: bakat and bakát

Swedish

Etymology

bak +‎ åt. Attested since 1698.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

bakåt

1. back (as a direction), backwards, in reverse, towards the rear

   man kan inte resa bakåt i tiden

   you can not travel back in time

Antonyms

• framåt

Related terms

• bakåtkammad
• bakåtsträvare (“reactionary, luddite”)
• bakåtvänd

See also

• baklänges
• bakvänt

References

• bakåt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• bakåt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)