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# retreated

«retreated» in Mova's school dictionary: **Moved back or away, especially from danger or an enemy** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, past of retreat (retreat, retreats, retreated, retreating)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Moved back or away, especially from danger or an enemy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#m1)

2) Went to a quiet, safe place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#m2)

3) Changed a decision or plan because of pressure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#m3)

4) (of water or ice) Went back: the glacier retreated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history, armies retreated after losing. In stories, characters retreated into their rooms. In geography, glaciers retreated as the climate warmed. Phrases: retreated to, retreated from, beat a retreat.

### examples

- The soldiers retreated across the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#x1)
- The cat retreated under the bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#x2)
- She retreated to her room to read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#x3)
- The glacier has retreated a long way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#x4)
- The tide retreated, leaving shells on the sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#x5)
- When the dog barked, we quickly retreated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#x6)
- The Mouse peeped out, crept furtively up his flank, and again biting him, retreated to his hole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/#x7)

### note

Regular past: retreated. Noun: a retreat (going back, or a quiet place). Opposite: advanced.

### In the corpora

- ["Strategic withdrawal" is the official way to say an army retreated.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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