Definition
To move backward or become smaller and more distant, or to go away gradually.
Etymology
From Latin 'recedere' (re- 'back' + cedere 'to go'). Used since the 1600s to describe physical retreat and later extended to describe ideas or memories fading away.
Kelly Says
A receding hairline is probably why we see this word so often, but it's fascinating that the same word describes how tides disappear, how memories fade, and how opportunities slip away—it's about loss at every scale.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
terugtrek
te-rhug-trek
ARالعربية
يتراجع
ya-tar-RAA-ij
BGБългарски
отстъпвам
ot-stup-VAM
BNবাংলা
পিছিয়ে যাওয়া
pi-chi-ye ja-oa
CACatalà
recedir
re-se-DIR
CSČeština
ustupovat
u-stu-po-vat
DADansk
trække sig tilbage
trek-ke sig til-ba-ge
DEDeutsch
zurückweichen
tsu-RUK-vai-chen
ELΕλληνικά
υποχωρώ
i-po-kho-RO
ESEspañol
retroceder
re-tro-se-DER
ETEesti
tagasi tõmbuma
ta-ga-si tom-bu-ma
EUEuskara
atzeratu
at-ze-ra-tu
FAفارسی
عقب نشینی کردن
aghb ne-shi-ni kar-dan
FISuomi
vetäytyä
ve-ta-y-tya
FRFrançais
reculer
re-ku-LEY
GLGalego
retroceder
re-tro-se-DER
HIहिन्दी
पीछे हटना
pee-che hat-na
HRHrvatski
ustuknuti
u-stuk-nu-ti
HUMagyar
visszavonul
vis-sa-vo-nul
IDBahasa Indonesia
mundur
mun-dur
ITItaliano
recedere
re-che-DE-re
LTLietuvių
atšaukti
at-shauk-TI
LVLatviešu
atkāpties
at-kaap-ties
MSBahasa Melayu
berundur
be-run-dur
MYမြန်မာ
နောက်ဆုတ်သည်
nauk-hsote-thi
NLNederlands
terugtrekken
te-rhug-TREK-ken
NONorsk
trekke seg tilbake
trek-ke seg til-ba-ke
PLPolski
cofać się
tso-FACH shye
PTPortuguês
recuar
re-ku-AR
RORomână
receda
re-che-DA
RUРусский
отступать
ot-stu-PAT
SKSlovenčina
ustupovať
u-stu-po-vat
SLSlovenščina
umakniti se
u-mak-ni-ti se
SRСрпски
устукнути
u-stuk-nu-ti
SVSvenska
tillbaka
til-ba-KA
SWKiswahili
kupungua
ku-pun-GU-a
TAதமிழ்
பின்வாங்கு
pin-vaa-ngu
TEతెలుగు
వెనుకకు వెళ్ళు
ve-nu-ka-ku vel-lu
TRTürkçe
geri çekilmek
ge-ri che-kil-MEK
UKУкраїнська
відступати
vid-stu-PA-ty
URاردو
پیچھے ہٹنا
pee-che hat-na
VITiếng Việt
lùi lại
lui lai