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- Dictionaryretreat/rɪˈtriːt/
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.
A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private. He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat. Synonyms: refuge , haven , resort , retirement More Synonyms of retreat
retreat. noun. /rɪˈtriːt/ Idioms. from danger/defeat. [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a movement away from a place or an enemy because of danger or defeat. Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. The army was in full retreat (= retreating very quickly). to sound the retreat (= to give a loud signal for an army to move away)
noun. the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action. Antonyms: advance. 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