retreated (verb)

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• retreat — [[t]rɪtri͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ retreats, retreating, retreated 1) VERB If you retreat, you move away from something or someone. [V prep] I ve already got a job, I said quickly, and retreated from the room... [V ing] The young nurse pulled a face at the… …   English dictionary

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• fix — [[t]fɪ̱ks[/t]] ♦♦♦ fixes, fixing, fixed 1) VERB If something is fixed somewhere, it is attached there firmly or securely. [be V ed prep/adv] It is fixed on the wall... [be V ed prep/adv] Most blinds can be fixed directly to the top of the window… …   English dictionary

• retreat — 1 verb (I) 1 MOVE BACK a) to walk back and away from someone or something because you are afraid or embarrassed: He saw her and retreated, too shy to speak to her. (+ to/from etc): Perry lit the fuse and retreated to a safe distance. b) if an… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• recede — recede, retreat, retrograde, retract, back can all mean to move or seem to move in a direction that is exactly the opposite of ahead or forward. Recede stresses marked and usually gradually increasing distance from a given point, line, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms