1 towards the back: He glanced backwards; Sheila stepped backwards to let the man pass.
az: geriyə, arxaya
ru: назад
2 with one’s back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.
az: tərsinə, əksinə
ru: задом наперёд
3 in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).
az: tərsinə, əksinə
ru: в обратном порядке
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary