Rearward vs Aback - What's the difference?
rearward | aback |
The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion; wind-up.
* 1599 ,
*:Do not live, Hero; do not ope thine eyes;
*:For, did I think thou wouldst not quickly die,
*:Thought I thy spirits were stronger than thy shames,
*:Myself would, on the rearward of reproaches,
*:Strike at thy life.
The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard.
Toward the back or rear of something.
Toward the back or rear of something.
(archaic) Towards the back or rear; backwards.
* (rfdate),
(archaic) In the rear; a distance behind.
By surprise; startled; dumbfounded.
(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way.
As nouns the difference between rearward and aback
is that rearward is the part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion; wind-up while aback is an abacus.As adverbs the difference between rearward and aback
is that rearward is toward the back or rear of something while aback is towards the back or rear; backwards.As an adjective rearward
is toward the back or rear of something.rearward
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)
Adjective
(en adjective)- The rearward seats of the bus were unpleasantly close to the toilet facilities.
Adverb
(en adverb)- She stumbled rearward through the bus, hoping to make it to the toilet before she caused a mess.
aback
English
Etymology 1
* From (etyl) . * . Compare West Frisian .Adverb
(-)- Therewith aback she started.
- (Knolles)
- By setting the foresail aback and the headsail in the middle one can bring a fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat practically to a halt even in heavy wind.
- (Totten)
