| backward | adj 1. directed towards the rear, ke belakang: without a ~ glance, dgn tdk menoleh ke belakang; 2. reversed, ke belakang: a ~ movement, gerakan ke belakang; 3. reluctant, hesitant, teragak-agak, segan-segan: he was not ~ in pressing his claim, dia tdk teragak-agak mendesakkan tuntutannya; 4. slow to learn, lembam, lembap; 5. behindhand, ketinggalan, tercicir: his long illness had left him ~ in his work, sakitnya yg berlarutan menyebabkan dia ketinggalan dlm kerjanya; 6. undeveloped, (masih) mundur, belum dimajukan: the ~ parts of the country, daerah-daerah yg masih mundur di negeri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| look | ~back, a. look behind one, menoleh (ke belakang), /melihat, menengok, memandang/ ke belakang: he ~ed back to see who was following him, dia memandang ke belakang utk melihat siapa yg mengekorinya; b. reflect, remember, /mengenang, mengingat/ kembali: many old people enjoy ~ing back on the past, banyak orang tua yg suka mengenang kembali masa lalu mereka; /never, not/ ~ back, terus maju: since the release of their successful first album, the group has never ~ed back, selepas keluarnya album pertama mereka yg menghasilkan kejayaan, mereka terus maju; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| to and fro | adj & adv ke depan ke belakang: a ~ movement, gerakan ke depan ke belakang; she bustled ~ setting the table, dia sibuk ke depan ke belakang menyediakan meja makan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bend | ~ back, a. (of person) melentikkan badan ke belakang: if you ~ too far back you’ll hurt your neck, jika kamu terlalu melentikkan badan ke belakang, leher kamu akan terkehel; b. (of collar etc) melentik ke belakang; ~ st back, a. (book) menekuk, melipat(kan): ~ing a book back will damage it, buku akan rosak jika ditekuk; b. (head) menengadahkan, mendongakkan, mencongakkan, melangutkan: he bent his head back to look at the crack in the ceiling, dia mendongakkan kepalanya utk melihat retak di siling; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| swept-back | adj (of hair) disikat ke belakang; (of wings) terentang ke belakang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| upstage | adv ke belakang pentas: the actors went ~ as the curtain fell, pelakon-pelakon itu pergi ke belakang pentas sebaik saja tirai dilabuhkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flash | ~ back, mengimbas ke belakang: at this point the film ~es back to 1939, sampai di sini, filem itu mengimbas ke belakang pd tahun 1939; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| step | ~ back, a. move backwards, berundur (ke belakang); (in sudden shock, horror, etc) terundur ke belakang: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reel 2 | ~ back, terdorong ke belakang: he ~ed back from the force of the blow, dia terdorong ke belakang akibat tumbukan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| throw | ~ a backward glance, /menoleh, memaling/ ke belakang: when I threw a glance backward, I noticed her leaving, apabila saya menoleh ke belakang, saya nampak dia hendak pergi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |