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- Dictionaryrecede/rɪˈsiːd/
verb
- 1. go or move back or further away from a previous position: "the floodwaters had receded" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish: "the prospects of an early end to the war receded" Similar Opposite
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RECEDE definition: 1. to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright: 2. to move…. Learn more.
The meaning of RECEDE is to move back or away : withdraw. How to use recede in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Recede.
Recede means to pull back, retreat, or become faint or distant. Flood waters recede, as do glaciers, and even abstractions like "panic" and "hope." Think "receding hairline." (That means bald.)
Definition of recede verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to move farther away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright: As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible. The painful memories gradually receded in her mind. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less.
Recede definition: to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.. See examples of RECEDE used in a sentence.
recede. (rɪsiːd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense recedes , present participle receding , past tense, past participle receded. 1. verb. If something recedes from you, it moves away. Luke's footsteps receded into the night. [VERB preposition] As she receded he waved goodbye. [VERB] ...the receding lights of the car. [VERB -ing]
Recede definition: To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark.
RECEDE meaning: 1. to become further and further away: 2. If a memory or feeling recedes, it becomes less clear or…. Learn more.
1. to withdraw from a point or limit; go back: the tide receded. 2. to become more distant: hopes of rescue receded. 3. to slope backwards: apes have receding foreheads. 4. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a. (of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead. b. (of a man) to start to go bald in this way.
