"go backwards" meaning in English

See go backwards in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes backwards [present, singular, third-person], going backwards [participle, present], went backwards [past], gone backwards [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> backwards}} go backwards (third-person singular simple present goes backwards, present participle going backwards, simple past went backwards, past participle gone backwards)
  1. To decline or deteriorate; to get worse.
    Sense id: en-go_backwards-en-verb-DdLPQul- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. (obsolete, slang) To defecate; to visit the privy. Tags: obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Bodily functions, Feces
    Sense id: en-go_backwards-en-verb-N3g7bb~w Disambiguation of Bodily functions: 45 55 Disambiguation of Feces: 11 89

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for go backwards meaning in English (1.7kB)

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