aback
Pronunciation Adverb
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Pronunciation Adverb
aback (not comparable)
- (archaic) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]
- (archaic) In the rear; a distance behind. [First attested prior to 1150.]
- By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
- (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
- French: en arrière
- German: rückwärts
- Italian: indietro
- Portuguese: atrás, para trás
- Russian: наза́д
- Spanish: atrás, hacia atrás
- Italian: a collo
- Russian: про́тив ве́тра
aback (plural abacks)
- (obsolete) An abacus.
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