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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
a
time
for
meditation
;
prayer
a
quiet
place
for
privacy
;
security
a
chess
piece
moving
to
safety
Verb
to
withdraw
;
move
back
(
from
a
position
)
to
move
back
from
a
position
a
glacier
shrinking
due
to
warmer
temperatures
