Visszafelé

Visszafelé is a Hungarian adverb meaning backwards or in a reverse direction. It is formed from the words vissza, meaning back, and felé, meaning toward, and is used to describe movement, orientation, or sequence that proceeds toward the rear or in the opposite order of a reference point.

In everyday language, visszafelé can modify verbs, adjectives, or entire clauses. Common usages include phrases describing physical motion (egyik oldalról kezdeni és visszafelé haladni), orientation (néz visszafelé), or reading and ordering (visszafelé olvasni, a sor visszafelé halad). It can also be used metaphorically to indicate regression or reversal of a process (visszafelé fejlődés), though more precise terms may be used depending on the context.

The term contrasts with előre or előre halad, meaning forward or onward. In technical and everyday contexts, visszafelé is often paired with a compound meaning related to compatibility or backward reference. For example, visszafelé kompatibilis or visszamenőlegesen kompatibilis describes backward compatibility with earlier standards or systems.

Visszafelé is a standard, versatile component of Hungarian vocabulary. It functions as an adverb of direction and as part of idiomatic expressions, and it is commonly understood across formal and informal registers.