RETREAT — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
retreat
Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation.
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- A religious retreat.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat.
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- The disorderly retreat of French troops.
An area where you can be alone.
(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset.
(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position.
A place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet.
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity.
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- We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him.
- He backed out of his earlier promise.
- The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns.
Pull back or move away or backward.
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- The enemy withdrew.
- The limo pulled away from the curb.
Move back.
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- The glacier retrogrades.
Move away, as for privacy.
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- The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer.
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