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📚 verb • entry_id 2059

retreat

/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
replegarse • retirarse
To withdraw from a position, go back.
The general refused to order his soldiers to retreat, despite being vastly outnumbered.
Phrases
duty to retreatretreatingnessunretreating
Word forms
retreatedretreatedretreatingretreats