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# retracted

«retracted» in Mova's school dictionary: **Pulled back in: a cat with retracted claws** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (retracted); verb, past form of «retract» (retract, retracts, retracted, retracting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Pulled back in: a cat with retracted claws. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#m1)

2) (verb, past) Took back something said or written, admitting it was wrong: "He retracted his statement." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#m2)

3) (science) Withdrawn or taken back, like a scientific paper that is retracted because it had mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In nature lessons, a tortoise's retracted head is inside its shell. In news and science, a retracted story or study has been officially taken back. In stories, a character who retracts a promise breaks trust. Phrases: retracted claws, retracted a claim, a retracted paper, retracted the wheels.

### examples

- The cat walked with its claws retracted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x1)
- The newspaper retracted the false story and said sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x2)
- The snail retracted its horns when I touched them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x3)
- He retracted what he said about cheating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x4)
- The scientist's paper was retracted because the data was wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x5)
- The pilot retracted the landing gear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x6)

### note

"Retract" is regular: retract, retracted. Taking back words = retract (formal) or "take back" (everyday). A retracted study should not be trusted.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «retracted» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.