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 →

2) Went to a quiet, safe place. tree →

3) Changed a decision or plan because of pressure. tree →

4) (of water or ice) Went back: the glacier retreated. tree →

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 →
• The cat retreated under the bed. tree →
• She retreated to her room to read. tree →
• The glacier has retreated a long way. tree →
• The tide retreated, leaving shells on the sand. tree →
• When the dog barked, we quickly retreated. tree →
• The Mouse peeped out, crept furtively up his flank, and again biting him, retreated to his hole. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

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