recede en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈsiːd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).
Meanings
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To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Like the hollow roar / Of tides receding from th' insulted shore.
1717, John Dryden [et al.], “(please specify |book=I to XV)”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:All bodies moved circularly have a perpetual endeavour to recede from the center.
1725, Richard Bentley, The Folly and Unreasonableness of Atheism:
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To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
to recede conquered territory
- To take back.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| receding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recedes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| receded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| receded | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
recess · recession · recessive · cede · recedence
Synonyms
Translations (39)
es cejar (move back, move away) · ja あそびをとる (move back, move away) · ro retrage (move back, move away) · ga cúlaigh (move back, move away) · es ciar (move back, move away) · es retroceder (move back, move away) · enm receden (move back, move away) · la recēdō (move back, move away) · fr se retirer (move back, move away) · it recedere (move back, move away) · ca retirar-se (move back, move away) · de schwinden (move back, move away) · nl zich terugtrekken (move back, move away) · ru отступа́ть (move back, move away) · ru убыва́ть (move back, move away) · fi perääntyä (move back, move away) · bg връщам обратно (take back) · no trekke seg tilbake (move back, move away) · da trække sig tilbage (move back, move away) · bg оттеглям се (move back, move away) · es recular (move back, move away) · nl terugnemen (take back) · es recejar (move back, move away) · ca allunyar-se (move back, move away) · es tener entradas (move back, move away) · ga téigh ar gcúl (move back, move away) · es alejarse (move back, move away) · bg вдлъбвам се (move back, move away) · de zurückgehen (move back, move away) · es caer (move back, move away) · cs ustoupit (move back, move away) · fi vetäytyä (move back, move away) · gl cear (move back, move away) · gl recuar (move back, move away) · pl wycofywać się (move back, move away) · pl wycofać się (move back, move away) · bg отстъпвам (move back, move away) · fr reculer (move back, move away) · ca recular (move back, move away)