RECEDE


Meaning of RECEDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪsi:d ]

( recedes, receding, receded)

1.

If something recedes from you, it moves away.

Luke’s footsteps receded into the night...

As she receded he waved goodbye.

VERB : V prep , V

2.

When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes , it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense.

Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede...

VERB : V

3.

If a man’s hair starts to recede , it no longer grows on the front of his head.

...a youngish man with dark hair just beginning to recede...

VERB : V

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