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Retreat Pronunciation

Pronounce Retreat as R EH T R EH AH T.

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    Retreat phonetic transcription:

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    • Traditional IPA representation of retreat: /rɛtrɛæt/
    • Modern IPA representation of retreat: /rɛtrɛæt/

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    List of meaning for retreat

    a private event or place where a person goes to relax

    retreat(noun)

    (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

    "the disorderly retreat of French troops"

    retreat(noun)

    a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

    retreat(noun)

    (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

    retreat(noun)

    (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

    hideaway, retreat(noun)

    an area where you can be alone

    retirement, retreat(noun)

    withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

    "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"

    retreat(verb)

    the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

    withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back(verb)

    pull back or move away or backward

    "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

    retreat(verb)

    move away, as for privacy

    "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

    retrograde, retreat(verb)

    move back

    "The glacier retrogrades"

    retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw(verb)

    make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

    "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"

    an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable

    we made a strategic retreat when we realized that we were outnumbered

    something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger her bedroom served as a retreat from the frequent arguing between her parents

    the abandoned cabin was a welcome retreat from the storm

    to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

    we retreated to the safety of the cellar at the first sign of the tornado

    to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

    the untried soldiers retreated in humiliating disarray almost as soon as the enemy's onslaught began

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    retreat in sentence

    1. Hopefully the retreat will provide me with the enlightenment I need to determine if my feelings for Tim are real.

    2. Going off on a retreat sacred retreat always helped the soul-searching monk to develop spiritually.

    3. The invading troops were ordered to retreat during the deadly incursion.

    4. The hotel was a superb retreat for the socially elite.

    5. Even though he headed the retreat for the past ten years, Liam has decided to let someone else be over this year’s event.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term retreat

    Police forces have been fighting Islamic State fighters since Friday, but lack of ammunition forced it to retreat and losing the town. I'm frustrated because we were left alone without support.

    – Hussain Kassar

    I lay with you in sheets of love Soaked in your sweat unworthy of forgiveness resentful legs wrapped up around your waist a tasteless night takes place She who forgives must be a saint this devilish heart has no space to love again Perfect love why make mistakes? Tainted hands what a waste A shame that I must now replace once happy thoughts with a mystery case. Your body heat screams trick or treat I never knew how to retreat and so I lay within your love One day I know I'll have enough Layers of love you are unworthy of forgiveness.

    – Malath Adam

    The pendulum swings can go either way. Oil may want to retreat and test its lows before it goes up again, we held on to our oil stocks for a bounce, and they are bouncing.

    – Douglas Davis

    My mandate belongs to the people and Republika Srpska, i do my job with responsibility in accordance to the constitution and don't intend to retreat before people who don't want a dialogue.

    – Milorad Dodik

    A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.

    – William Wycherley

    If the administration goes through with this reported deal, President Trump would be helping make China great again, would be a huge victory for President Xi, and a dramatic retreat by Pres Trump. Both parties in Congress should come together to stop this deal in its tracks.

    – Chuck Schumer

    Adversity is never meant to be cut & run i.e. you shouldn't retreat from it speedily. Rather, you've got to deal with it unyieldingly until you're done with it.

    – Emeasoba George

    Perfectionism, no less than isolationism or imperialism or power politics, may obstruct the paths to international peace. Let us not forget that the retreat to isolationism a quarter of a century ago was started not by a direct attack against international cooperation but against the alleged imperfections of the peace.

    – Franklin D. Roosevelt

    It is striking that the day after Donald Trump called for weakening NATO, withdrawing from NATO, we see Brussels, where NATO is headquartered, the subject of a radical Islamic terror attack, donald Trump is wrong that America should withdraw from the world and abandon our allies. Donald Trump is wrong that American should retreat from Europe, retreat from NATO, hand Putin a major victory and while he's at it hand ISIS a major victory.

    – Texas Sen. Ted Cruz

    A tactical retreat is not a bad response to a surprise assault, you know. First you survive. Then you choose your own ground. Then you counterattack.

    – Lois McMaster Bujold

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