verb
ADVERB
▪ a bit , a little , slightly , somewhat
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His fine dark hair was receding a little.
▪ further
▪ gradually , slowly
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The pain was gradually receding.
▪ fast , quickly , rapidly
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The January flood waters ~d as fast as they had risen.
▪ back
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The water ~d back to its mysterious depths.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
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These worries now ~d from his mind.
PHRASES
▪ ~ into the background , ~ into the distance
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His footsteps ~d into the distance.
Recede is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ footstep , ↑ pain , ↑ sea , ↑ tide , ↑ water