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VocabJLPT N2
retreat
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. retreat
  2. 2. falling back
  3. 3. recession
  4. 4. backspace (key)
The act of moving backward, retreating, or declining, used both in physical and figurative senses. It can describe troops retreating, an economy declining, or a situation regressing to a worse state.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Do you really think retreating is the best move here?

Sentence 2

I nearly bumped into the corner of the desk and instinctively stepped back.

Sentence 3

What's the rush — do you really need to retreat like that?

Sentence 4

You were so confident, and now you're suddenly backing off?

Sentence 5

The car on the right was drifting over, and I quickly reversed.