retreat

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho. Doublet of retract, retrait, and ritratto. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɹiːt/, /ɹəˈtɹiːt/, /ɹiˈtɹiːt/ Rhymes: -iːt ==== Noun ==== retreat (plural retreats) The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position. (military) Withdrawal by a military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack. A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security. a mountain retreat (rare and obsolete, euphemistic) A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory. A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study. a Buddhist retreat a company retreat (military) A signal for a military withdrawal. (military) A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base. (military) A military ceremony to lower the flag. (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== retract ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated) (intransitive) (intransitive) To withdraw from a position, go back. (intransitive) To withdraw military forces. (intransitive) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier) (intransitive) To slope back. ===== Antonyms ===== advance ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From re- + treat. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɹiːˈtɹiːt/ Rhymes: -iːt ==== Verb ==== retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated) Alternative form of re-treat. === Further reading === Retreat in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === treater, tree rat == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rɪˈtriːt/ === Noun === retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreater, definite plural retreatene) a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat a location for such activities ==== Usage notes ==== Prior to the 2005 spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. === References === “retreat” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “retreat” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rɪˈtriːt/ === Noun === retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreatar, definite plural retreatane) a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat a location for such activities ==== Usage notes ==== Prior to a revision made alongside the 2005 Bokmål spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. === References === “retreat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.