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definition of the word
aback
by the Wiktionnary
(
RP
)
IPA
:
/əˈbæk/
,
SAMPA
:
/@"b{k/
Rhymes:
-æk
Middle English
abak
Anglo-Saxon
on bæc
"at, on, or toward the back"; formed as
a-
+
back
aback
(
not
comparable
)
Positive
aback
Comparative
not
comparable
Superlative
none (
absolute
)
(
rare
)
Towards the back or
rear
;
backwards
; away.
Therewith
aback
she started.
-
Chaucer
Behind; in the rear.
(
nautical
)
Backward against the
mast
; said of the sails when pressed by the wind.
They sailed aback.
--- They sailed against the wind.
take aback
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