RETREAT

Meaning of RETREAT in English

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 15th century

1 : to make a retreat : WITHDRAW

2 : to slope backward

transitive verb : to draw or lead back : REMOVE specifically : to move (a piece) back in chess

synonyms see RECEDE

– re · treat · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

RETREAT — I. rə̇.ˈtrēt, rē.ˈ-, usu -rēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English retret, from Middle French retret, retrait, from retrait, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETREAT — (v. i.) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated …
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — (n.) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties …
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — ( v. i. ) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( n. ) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — — retreatal , adj. — retreater , n. — retreative , adj. /ri treet"/ , n. 1. the forced or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — I. ri-ˈtrēt noun Etymology: Middle English retret, from Anglo-French retrait, from past participle of retraire to withdraw, from Latin retrahere, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RETREAT — noun a special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises. 2. retreat ·noun the act of retiring …
Webster English vocab
RETREAT — [re.treat] n [ME retret, fr. MF retrait, fr. pp. of retraire to withdraw, fr. L retrahere, fr. re- + trahere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RETREAT — / rɪˈtriːt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb FROM DANGER / DEFEAT 1. [ v ] to move away …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETREAT — I. re ‧ treat 1 /rɪˈtriːt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 1 . ARMY to move away from the enemy after …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RETREAT — v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RETREAT — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RETREAT — v. & n. --v. 1. a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause …
Oxford English vocab
RETREAT — ( retreats, retreating, retreated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETREAT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RETREAT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a retreating army (= moving away after being defeated ) ▪ Washington's troops pursued …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RETREAT — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: RECEDE 1, back, fall back, retract, retrocede, retrograde Related Words: quail, recoil, shrink Antonyms: advance …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RETREAT — I. noun Synonyms: shelter 1, asylum, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, haven, port, refuge, sanctuary II. verb 1. Synonyms: recede 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETREAT — I. noun 1 retreating/leaving ADJECTIVE ▪ hasty , headlong , quick , rapid ▪ I decided to beat a hasty …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RETREAT — n. 25B6; verb the army retreated : WITHDRAW, retire, draw back, pull back/out, fall back, give way, give ground, beat …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETREAT — n. 1 retirement, withdrawal, pulling or falling or drawing back, giving ground, evacuation, flight The regiment's retreat in the face …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RETREAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен., тж. геол. и горн. отступление to carry out, make a retreat ≈ отступать hasty, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RETREAT — retreat.ogg 1. rıʹtri:t n 1. отступление, отход to intercept the retreat - воен. отрезать путь к отступлению ( тж. перен. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RETREAT — 1. rıʹtri:t n 1. отступление, отход to intercept the retreat - воен. отрезать путь к отступлению ( тж. перен. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RETREAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен. , тж. геол. и горн. отступление to carry out, make a retreat — отступать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RETREAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен., тж. геол. и горн. отступление to carry out, make a retreat — отступать hasty, precipitate retreat — спешное …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RETREAT — 1. _n. 1> отступление; to intercept the retreat (of) - отрезать путь к отступлению; to make good one's retreat - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RETREAT — 1. n. 1. отступление; to intercept the retreat (of) - отрезать путь к отступлению; to make good one's retreat - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RETREAT — 1. _n. 1> отступление; to intercept the retreat(of) отрезать путь к отступлению; to make good one's retreat благополучно отступить; _перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
RETREAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен., тж. геол. и горн. отступление to carry out, make a retreat ≈ отступать hasty, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RETREAT — n. retraida, retirada; v. retirar se, retraer se
English interlingue dictionary
RETREAT — sibog
English-Visayan vocabulary
RETREAT — I. noun Etymology: Middle English retret, from Anglo-French retrait, from past participle of retraire to withdraw, from Latin retrahere, from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RETREAT — (n.) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — (n.) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet …
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — (n.) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping …
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — (n.) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground …
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — (n.) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — (n.) The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — ( n. ) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( n. ) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( n. ) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( n. ) The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( n. ) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( n. ) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — v. draw back, withdraw, pull back, depart
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RETREAT — n. withdrawal, act of drawing back; sanctuary, refuge, haven; period of seclusion for study or prayer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RETREAT — n. Pronunciation: ri- ' tr ē t Function: noun Etymology: Middle English retret, from Anglo-French retrait, from past participle of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RETREAT — ■ verb (of an army) withdraw from confrontation with enemy forces. ↘move back or withdraw. ↘withdraw to a quiet or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RETREAT — re|treat verb, noun BrE AmE ri |ˈtriːt rə- ▷ re|treated ˈtriːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈtriːt̬ əd ▷ re|treating ˈtriːt ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RETREAT — [verb] [I] - to go away from a person or place, esp. because unwilling to fight any more; to withdrawAttacks …
Cambridge English vocab
RETREAT — Synonyms and related words : Jim Crow, abandon, abandonment, abscond, adytum, alcove, almshouse, apartheid, apartness, arbor, ascend, ashram, asylum, avoid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETREAT — See: BEAT A RETREAT.
Slang English vocab
RETREAT — Classification: Town Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 339 Total Housing Units (2000): 127 Land Area (square meters): 12853209 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
RETREAT — n. Function: noun Synonyms: SHELTER 1, asylum, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, haven, port, refuge, sanctuary
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RETREAT — I . n. 1. Departure, withdrawal, retirement. 2. Retirement, seclusion, privacy, solitude. 3. Asylum, refuge, shelter. II . v. n. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
RETREAT — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RETREAT — See ↑ BACK 2, ↑ LEAVE 12
Longman Activator English vocab
RETREAT — n (sl) туалет
Dirty English-Russian vocab
RETREAT — I n. withdrawal 1) to beat, carry out, make a ~ (they made good their ~; the regiment carried out …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
RETREAT — See: BEAT A RETREAT.
Словарь английских идиом
RETREAT — treater
Anagrams English vocabulary
RETREAT — Отступление
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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