recede

«recede» in Mova's school dictionary: To move back or away; to go down from a high level: the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (recede, recedes, receded, receding)

meaning for a pupil

1) To move back or away; to go down from a high level: the floodwater receded. tree →

2) To become smaller, weaker or less clear: the pain receded. tree →

3) Of hair: to stop growing at the front of the head (a receding hairline). tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and science lessons, floods, tides and glaciers recede. In stories, footsteps or memories recede. In everyday life, Dad's hairline recedes. Phrases: the waters receded, receding hairline.

examples

• The floodwater slowly receded. tree →
• The tide recedes twice a day. tree →
• The glacier has receded a long way up the valley. tree →
• His footsteps receded down the corridor. tree →
• The pain receded after the medicine. tree →
• Grandad has a receding hairline. tree →
• Our last glimpse of her shows her at the window, watching them receding into the sky until they were as small as stars. tree →

note

Regular verb: receded. Noun: recession (also means hard times in money). Opposite: advance, rise. One c, then d: recede.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «recede» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.