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English

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Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /ÉËbÃ¦k/

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Etymology 1

From Old English on bÃ¦c "at, on, or toward the back"; formed as a- + back

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Adverb

aback

(Rare) Towards the back or rear; backwards; away.
Therewith aback she started. - Chaucer
Behind; in the rear.
((nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind.
They sailed aback. --- They sailed against the wind.

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Translations

Estonian: tagasi, tagaspidi, tagurpidi (1: backwards); pakkis (2)
Finnish: takaisin (1), taaksepÃ¤in (1)
Portuguese: atraz, por detraz Ã¡s avessas, pelo contrario

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