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- Dictionaryre·treat/rəˈtrēt/
verb
- 1. (of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat: "the French retreated in disarray" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of moving back or withdrawing: "a speedy retreat" Similar Opposite
- 2. a signal for a military force to withdraw: "the bugle sounded a retreat"
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RETREAT definition: 1. to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger: 2. to go to a…. Learn more.
The meaning of RETREAT is an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable. How to use retreat in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Retreat.
RETREAT meaning: 1. to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger: 2. to go to a…. Learn more.
The noun retreat means a place you can go to be alone, to get away from it all. A spot under a shady tree might be your favorite retreat from the sun, or your bedroom in the basement may serve as a retreat from your siblings.
[uncountable, countable] a period of time when somebody stops their usual activities and goes to a quiet place for prayer and thought; an organized event when people can do this. He went into retreat and tried to resolve the conflicts within himself. He went on a Buddhist retreat. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Idioms.
the act of withdrawing, as into safety or privacy; retirement; seclusion. Synonyms: withdrawal, departure. a place of refuge, seclusion, or privacy: The library was his retreat. Synonyms: shelter. an asylum, as for the insane. a retirement or a period of retirement for religious exercises and meditation. Military.
If you retreat, you move away from something or someone. 'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room. American English : retreat / rɪˈtrit /