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ABACK Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. archaic : backward, back 2. in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface (as of a sail) 3. by surprise : unawares
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ABACK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
to be very shocked or surprised: I was somewhat taken aback by her honesty. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Surprised
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aback - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
aback See also: a-back and A-back Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adverb 1.2.1.1 Usage notes 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.2.1.3
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▪ I. † aback, n. Obs. rare—1. [ad. Fr. abaque, ad. L. abacus.] A square tablet or compartment.1603 B. Jonson James I's Enter. Wks. 1838 529/1 In the centre, or midst of the pegne, there was an aback or square, wherein this elegy was written.▪ II. aback, adv. (əˈbæk) Forms: 1 on bæc; 2 a bec; 2–3 on ...
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ABACK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
adjective · (of a sail) positioned so that the wind presses against the forward side. · (of a yard) positioned so that its sail is laid aback.
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aback adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes
take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody: We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.
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Take aback - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
take aback, to. To surprise or discomfit. This term originally was nautical, describing sails that press against the mast and therefore suddenly impede a vessel's progress. It was used figuratively from the early nineteenth century on. Dickens used it in his American Notes (1842): "I don't think I was ever so taken aback in all my life.".
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Aback - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
To be taken aback is to be taken by surprise. You might be taken aback when your grandmother suddenly demonstrates her yodeling skills.
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ABACK Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for ABACK: suddenly, unexpectedly, unaware, unawares, abruptly, all of a sudden, off base, unanticipatedly; Antonyms of ABACK: ...
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TO BE TAKEN ABACK definition in American English
If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once.
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58 Synonyms & Antonyms for ABACK | Thesaurus.com
Find 58 different ways to say ABACK, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
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TAKE SOMEONE ABACK definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
TAKE SOMEONE ABACK meaning: 1. to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know how to behave for a short time: 2…. Learn more.
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