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- Dictionaryretreating/rɪˈtriːtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. moving back or away; withdrawing: "the sound of retreating footsteps"
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to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger: Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city). When she came towards me shouting, I retreated (behind my desk). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to go backwards. reverse The road ahead was blocked by a tree so I had to reverse.
to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger: Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat ( from the city ). When she came towards me shouting, I retreated (behind my desk ). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to go backwards. reverse The road ahead was blocked by a tree so I had to reverse.
The meaning of RETREAT is an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable. How to use retreat in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Retreat.
to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger: Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city). When she came toward me shouting, I retreated (behind my desk). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to go backward.
n. 1. a. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant: made a retreat from hectic city life to the country. b. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack. c.
change decision. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to change your mind about something because of criticism or because a situation has become too difficult synonym back off (from something) The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes. He told them not to retreat in the face of opposition from the public.
noun. /rɪˈtriːt/ Idioms. from danger/defeat. [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a movement away from a place or an enemy because of danger or defeat. Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. The army was in full retreat (= retreating very quickly). to sound the retreat (= to give a loud signal for an army to move away) Collocations War and peace.
