Receding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slow or gradual disappearance

the act of becoming more distant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈiːdɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈiːdɪŋ/.

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 fadeout pull back drop off retire fall behind recession fall back pull away lose move back recede withdraw retreat

Antonyms

gain advance

Parts of Speech

noun	a slow or gradual disappearance
noun	the act of becoming more distant
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”
adjective	(of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back

Word Forms

recede	verb	become faint or more distant
fade out	verb	become weaker
recessional	adjective	of or relating to receding
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

zurückgehen

ein langsames oder allmähliches Verschwinden

🇫🇷French

fuyant

une disparition lente ou progressive

🇪🇸Spanish

retrocediendo

una desaparición lenta o gradual

🇮🇹Italian

sfuggente

una lenta o graduale scomparsa

🇳🇱Dutch

terugwijkend

een langzame of geleidelijke verdwijning

🇵🇹Portuguese

recuando

um desaparecimento lento ou gradual

🇷🇺Russian

отступающий

медленное или постепенное исчезновение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घटता

धीरे-धीरे या धीरे-धीरे गायब होना

🇧🇩Bengali

পতনশীল

একটি ধীর বা ধীরে ধীরে অন্তর্ধান

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்வாங்குகிறது

மெதுவாக அல்லது படிப்படியாக மறைதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెనక్కి తగ్గుతోంది

నెమ్మదిగా లేదా క్రమంగా అదృశ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी होत आहे

हळूहळू किंवा हळूहळू गायब होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટતું

ધીમી અથવા ધીમે ધીમે અદ્રશ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುತ್ತಿದೆ

ನಿಧಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಕಣ್ಮರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിൻവാങ്ങുന്നു

സാവധാനമോ ക്രമേണയോ അപ്രത്യക്ഷമാകൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਹੌਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਅਲੋਪ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کم ہو رہا ہے

ایک آہستہ یا بتدریج غائب ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后退

缓慢或逐渐消失

🇯🇵Japanese

後退する

ゆっくりとした、または段階的な消失

🇰🇷Korean

후퇴

느리거나 점진적인 사라짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rút lui

sự biến mất chậm hoặc dần dần

🇹🇭Thai

ถอย

การหายไปอย่างช้าๆหรือค่อยเป็นค่อยไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

surut

hilangnya secara perlahan atau bertahap

🇵🇭Filipino

umuurong

isang mabagal o unti-unting pagkawala

🇲🇾Malay

surut

hilang secara perlahan atau beransur-ansur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انحسار

اختفاء بطيء أو تدريجي

🇮🇷Persian

عقب نشینی

ناپدید شدن آهسته یا تدریجی

🇹🇷Turkish

uzaklaşıyor

yavaş veya kademeli olarak kaybolma

🇮🇱Hebrew

נסוג

היעלמות איטית או הדרגתית

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