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Hyphenation for “backed”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “backed”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "backed" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “backed” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „backed“ ⟶ „backed“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "backed"

backed >> /bak/

Definition: [verb] Give financial, material, or moral support to.
Example: he had a newspaper empire backing him

Synonyms of "backed"

sponsor | finance | put up the money for | fund | subsidize | underwrite | promote | lend one's name to | be a patron of | act as guarantor of | support |

Definition: [verb] Walk or drive backwards.
Example: I put the car in reverse and backed down the road

Synonyms of "backed"

reverse | drive backwards | move backwards |

Definition: [verb] Cover the back of (an article) in order to support, protect, or decorate it.
Example: a mirror backed with tortoiseshell

Synonyms of "backed"

cover | put a lining in | back | put a backing on | interline | face | panel | inlay | reinforce | encase |

Definition: [verb] Lie behind or at the back of.
Example: the promenade is backed by lots of cafes

Definition: [noun] The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
Example: he lay on his back

Definition: [noun] The side or part of something that is away from the spectator or from the direction in which it moves or faces; the rear.
Example: at the back of the hotel is a secluded garden

Synonyms of "backed"

rear | rear side | other side |

Definition: [noun] A player in a team game who plays in a defensive position behind the forwards.
Example: their backs showed some impressive running and passing

Synonyms of "backed"

full back | back | sweeper |

Definition: [noun] The grounds of Cambridge colleges which back on to the River Cam.

Definition: [adjective] Of or at the back of something.
Example: the back garden

Synonyms of "backed"

rear |

Definition: [adjective] From or relating to the past.
Example: she was owed back pay

Synonyms of "backed"

past | old | previous | earlier | former | out of date |

Definition: [adjective] Directed towards the rear or in a reversed course.

Definition: [adjective] (of a sound) articulated at the back of the mouth.
Example: a long back vowel, as in 'dance' or 'bath'

Definition: [adverb] In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.
Example: he moved back a pace

Synonyms of "backed"

backwards | behind one | to one's rear | rearwards |

Definition: [adverb] So as to return to an earlier or normal position or condition.
Example: she put the book back on the shelf

Definition: [adverb] In or into the past.
Example: he made his fortune back in 1955

Definition: [adverb] In return.
Example: they wrote back to me