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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

beat a retreat en · VERB

Etymology

See beat (“to signal beating a drum”).

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To leave hastily in the face of opposition.

Forms

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beat a retreat Tense=Past lexicographic
beats a retreat Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
beaten a retreat Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beating a retreat Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beat retreat alternative lexicographic

Relateds

beat to quarters