Retreats Meaning and Definition


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Retreats meaning

Word: Retreats

How to pronounce: rɪˈtriːt

Verb

Definitions:

1. (of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.

Example sentences: "The French retreated in disarray"

Noun

Definitions:

1. An act of moving back or withdrawing.

Example sentences: "A speedy retreat"

2. A signal for a military force to withdraw.

Example sentences: "The bugle sounded a retreat"

3. A quiet or secluded place in which one can rest and relax.

Example sentences: "Their country retreat in Ireland"

4. A decline in the value of shares.

Example sentences: "A gloomy stock market forecast sent share prices into a rapid retreat"


Synonyms:

draw back

move back

retrograde

pull away

break

fall back

roll away

ebb away

safe haven

refuge

haven

asylum

harbor

pullout

recession

withdrawal

retirement

pullback

withdraw

retire

recede

depart

walk away

solitude

seclusion

sanctuary

sanctum

flee

run off

ring off

crawfish


Antonyms:

come

draw

come out

drew


Derivations:

retreating

retreated


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Retreats in Other Languages...

Spanish: Retiro

German: Rückzug

French: Retraite

Italian: Ritiro

Turkish: Gerileme


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