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to retrograde
01
get worse or fall back to a previous condition
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
retrograde
3rd person singular
retrogrades
Present participle
retrograding
Past simple
retrograded
Past participle
retrograded
02
to revisit or return to previous steps, decisions, or stages
Examples
The teacher asked the students to retrograde their lessons to ensure they understood the basics.
03
to move or shift backward
Examples
After the malfunction, the satellite began to retrograde from its intended orbit, causing panic at the space station.
04
move in a direction contrary to the usual one
05
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
retrograde
01
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
relational
ungradable
02
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
03
going from better to worse
04
having a movement or direction toward the back
Examples
The retrograde motion of the planet confused astronomers for centuries.
