verb · intransitive · rare

recede

recede · recedes · receded · receding

відступити, відступати

отступать, убывать

zurückgehen, schwinden

To move back; to retreat; to withdrawTo move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

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/ɹɪˈsiːd/

» Tom's hairline is receding.

Toms Haaransatz weicht zurück.

Meaning

3 senses

To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
zurückgehen, schwinden
отступа́тьotstupátʹ, убыва́тьubyvátʹ
pull back or move away or backward
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
to recede conquered territory
To take back.

Examples

28 sentences

Tom's hairline is receding.
deToms Haaransatz weicht zurück.
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Tom has a receding hairline.
deTom hat einen zurückweichenden Haaransatz.
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My hairline is receding.
deMein Haaransatz weicht zurück.
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He's worried about his receding hairline.
deEr macht sich über seine Geheimratsecken Sorgen.
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The flood waters have finally receded.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

move back, move away:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

move back, move away:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin rec

Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

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