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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "retreat"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻšāϟāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of military) to move away in order to escape the danger because one has been defeated or is weak
Intransitive
to retreat definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the battle, the soldiers were instructed to retreat to a more defensible position.
āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻšāϟāĻž, āĻŽāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to allow people's negative comments and criticisms change one's mind about something
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company had to retreat on their decision to raise prices, due to customer complaints.
āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻšāϟāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻšāϟāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move back or withdraw to a safer or more comfortable place, especially to avoid something unpleasant
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hikers retreated to the cave to escape the scorching heat.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻžāϰ⧋āĻšā§€āϰāĻž āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāϚāϤ⧇ āϗ⧁āĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻšāϟāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻšāϟāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to withdraw to a quiet or secluded place for rest, reflection, or escape from stress or conflict
Intransitive: to retreat somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist retreated to a remote studio to focus on his new painting.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻ•āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāύ⧋āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§‚āϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻ¸ā§āϟ⧁āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“āϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

the military withdrawal of troops to a safer or more strategic position, often following defeat or pressure from a stronger enemy

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The commander ordered a retreat to higher ground.
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the act of withdrawing to a peaceful or private place for rest, meditation, or spiritual renewal

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He took a silent retreat to clear his mind.
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the act of withdrawing, stepping back, or moving away from danger or difficulty

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The animal 's retreat into its burrow signaled fear.
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āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

a quiet and private place where one can be alone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cabin in the woods served as a peaceful retreat for the writer to focus on her novel.
āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āϕ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰāϟāĻŋ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧋āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤
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(in military) a bugle call played at sunset to signal the lowering of the flag

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Soldiers stood at attention during retreat.
06

a signal ordering troops to withdraw from a dangerous position

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Hearing the retreat, the soldiers began to fall back.
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the act of backing down or reversing a position due to criticism or opposition

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His retreat from the policy angered supporters.
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