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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.
- English (US)
to go away from a place or person in order to escape from...
- Znaczenie Retreat, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
RETREAT definicja: 1. to go away from a place or person in...
- Simplified
RETREAT translate: 位置, 退却;撤退;后退, 退却;躲避;隐退, 决定, 改变主意;退缩;放弃信仰,...
- Retreat: Korean Translation
RETREAT translate: 후퇴하다, 후퇴. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Retreat: Arabic Translation
RETREAT translate: يَتَراجَع / يَنْسَحِب, يَتَراجَع /...
- Retreat in Russian
RETREAT translate: отступать , отступление, отход ,...
- English (US)
Retreating is the present participle of retreat, which means to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger, or to decide not to do something, or to stop believing something. See more meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of retreating in English.
Learn the meaning of retreat as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use retreat in different contexts, such as military, chess, or spiritual.
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Retreating means moving back or away, especially from something dangerous or unpleasant. It can also refer to a military withdrawal, a decline in value, or a period of seclusion or meditation.
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.
