Recede — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pull back or move away or backward

retreat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈiːd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈiːd/.

Examples

The enemy withdrew
The limo pulled away from the curb
the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

draw back pull back drop off retire fall behind fall back pull away lose move back withdraw retreat

Antonyms

gain advance

Parts of Speech

verb	pull back or move away or backward “The enemy withdrew”
verb	retreat
verb	become faint or more distant “the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older”

Word Forms

withdrawal	noun	the act of withdrawing
receding	noun	the act of becoming more distant
pullback	noun	(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
recession	noun	the act of ceding back

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zurücktreten

zurückziehen oder weg oder rückwärts bewegen

🇫🇷French

reculer

reculer ou s'éloigner ou reculer

🇪🇸Spanish

alejarse

retroceder o alejarse o retroceder

🇮🇹Italian

recedere

tirarsi indietro o allontanarsi o tornare indietro

🇳🇱Dutch

terugtrekken

terugtrekken of weg of naar achteren bewegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

retroceder

recuar ou afastar-se ou recuar

🇷🇺Russian

отступить

отступить или отойти в сторону или назад

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूर जाना

पीछे खींचना या दूर जाना या पीछे हटना

🇧🇩Bengali

পতন

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்வாங்க

பின்னோக்கி இழுக்கவும் அல்லது விலகி அல்லது பின்னோக்கி நகர்த்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెనక్కి తగ్గుతాయి

వెనక్కి లాగండి లేదా దూరంగా లేదా వెనుకకు తరలించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मागे पडणे

मागे खेचा किंवा दूर किंवा मागे हलवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પીછેહઠ

પાછળ ખેંચો અથવા દૂર અથવા પાછળ ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುತ್ತವೆ

ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಎಳೆಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೂರ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്മാറുക

പിന്നിലേക്ക് വലിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അകന്നുപോകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിന്നിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿੱਛੇ ਹਟਣਾ

ਪਿੱਛੇ ਖਿੱਚੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੂਰ ਜਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਚਲੇ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیچھے ہٹنا

پیچھے کھینچنا یا دور یا پیچھے ہٹنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后退

向后拉或移开或向后

🇯🇵Japanese

後退する

後ろに引く、離れる、または後ろに移動する

🇰🇷Korean

움푹 들어가다

뒤로 당기거나 멀어지거나 뒤로 이동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rút đi

kéo lại hoặc di chuyển đi hoặc lùi lại

🇹🇭Thai

ถอย

ดึงกลับหรือเคลื่อนออกไปหรือถอยหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

surut

menarik kembali atau menjauh atau mundur

🇵🇭Filipino

umatras

umatras o lumayo o paatras

🇲🇾Malay

surut

tarik ke belakang atau menjauh atau ke belakang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتراجع

التراجع أو الابتعاد أو الخلف

🇮🇷Persian

عقب نشینی کند

عقب بکشید یا دور شوید یا به عقب بروید

🇹🇷Turkish

geri çekilmek

geri çekin veya uzaklaşın veya geriye doğru çekin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָסֶגֶת

למשוך אחורה או להתרחק או לאחור

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The primary meaning of 'recede' is 'pull back or move away or backward'.

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