English

Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/��bæk/
rhymes|æk

Etymology 1
Middle English abak
Anglo-Saxon on bæc "at, on, or toward the back"; formed as a- + back

Adverb
aback

1. rare Towards the back or rear; backwards; away.

#:Therewith aback she started. - Chaucer

1. Behind; in the rear.
2. nautical Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind.

#:They sailed aback. --- They sailed against the wind.

Translations
trans-top|backwards
Bengali: প��ন দি��
Estonian: tagasi, tagaspidi, tagurpidi
Finnish: takaisin, taaksepäin
Hindi: प��� �� �र
Persian: جاخ�رد�, �ک� خ�رد�, غا��گ�رشد�
Portuguese: atraz, por detraz ás avessas, pelo contrario
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trans-top|in the rear
Estonian: pakkis
Finnish: takana
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trans-top|taken aback
Bengali: �ম�� �ঠা, হত��িত হ�য়া
Hindi: ��ित: surprised
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trans-top|confused
Hindi: ��राया ह��, भ���
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trans-top|said of sails pressed backward
Finnish: pakki|pakilla
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ttbc|Vietnamese: lùi lại, tr� lại phía sau, b� th�i ép vào c�t bu�m, sửng s�t, ngạc nhiên

Derived terms
take aback

Etymology 2
From abacus

Noun
aback

1. obsolete An abacus.

Translations
Catalan: àbac
Greek: ��ο� �α �ί��
Turkish: Geriye

am:aback
ar:aback
de:aback
fa:aback
hy:aback
hi:aback
io:aback
it:aback
ms:aback
pl:aback
sk:aback
fi:aback
ta:aback
te:aback
vi:aback
tr:aback
uk:aback
zh:aback

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