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Meaning of
retreat
in English
retreat
us
//riˈtriːt//
uk
//riːˈtriːt//
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Past Tense
retreated
Participle Verb
retreating
Third Person Singular
retreats
Definitions
Noun
withdrawing
from
danger
or
a
difficult
situation
;
reversing
direction
(
military
,
etc
.)
withdrawing
from
danger
;
reversing
direction
a
period
of
solitude
;
retirement
The
monastery
offered
a
retreat
for
those
seeking
solitude
.
a
time
for
meditation
;
prayer
The
church
organized
a
retreat
for
prayer
and
reflection
.
a
quiet
place
for
privacy
;
security
The
hotel
room
provided
a
retreat
from
the
noise
of
the
city
.
a
chess
piece
moving
to
safety
The
knight
made
a
retreat
to
a
safer
square
on
the
board
.
Verb
to
withdraw
;
move
back
(
from
a
position
)
The
army
was
forced
to
retreat
from
the
battlefield
.
to
move
back
from
a
position
The
army
began
to
retreat
from
the
occupied
territory
.
a
glacier
shrinking
due
to
warmer
temperatures
The
glacier
will
retreat
as
global
temperatures
continue
to
rise
.
Compounds / Phrases
beat a retreat
beat a hasty retreat
retreat from
