My memory of her has begun to recede.
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Recede
//ɹɪˈsiːd//
Synonyms for "recede" (79 found)
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9 entriesTranslations
39 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- вдлъбвам се verb (move back, move away)
- връщам обратно verb (take back)
- отстъпвам verb (move back, move away)
- оттеглям се verb (move back, move away)
Catalan
3 entries- allunyar-se verb (move back, move away)
- recular verb (move back, move away)
- retirar-se verb (move back, move away)
Czech
1 entries- ustoupit verb (move back, move away)
Danish
1 entries- trække sig tilbage verb (move back, move away)
Dutch
2 entries- terugnemen verb (take back)
- zich terugtrekken verb (move back, move away)
Finnish
2 entries- perääntyä verb (move back, move away)
- vetäytyä verb (move back, move away)
French
2 entries- reculer verb (move back, move away)
- se retirer verb (move back, move away)
Galician
2 entries- cear verb (move back, move away)
- recuar verb (move back, move away)
German
2 entries- schwinden verb (move back, move away)
- zurückgehen verb (move back, move away)
Irish
2 entries- cúlaigh verb (move back, move away)
- téigh ar gcúl verb (move back, move away)
Italian
1 entries- recedere verb (move back, move away)
Japanese
1 entries- あそびをとる verb (move back, move away)
Latin
1 entries- recēdō verb (move back, move away)
Middle English
1 entries- receden verb (move back, move away)
Norwegian
1 entries- trekke seg tilbake verb (move back, move away)
Polish
2 entries- wycofać się verb (move back, move away)
- wycofywać się verb (move back, move away)
Romanian
1 entries- retrage verb (move back, move away)
Russian
2 entries- отступа́ть verb (move back, move away)
- убыва́ть verb (move back, move away)
Spanish
4 entries- alejarse verb (move back, move away)
- caer verb (move back, move away)
- cejar verb (move back, move away)
- ciar verb (move back, move away)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
She had begun to recede in my memory.
Source: tatoeba (314308)
The water has begun to slowly recede.
Source: tatoeba (8783202)
Spain is following Italy in talking about scaling back coronavirus restrictions as its numbers start to recede.
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