I would like to retract my previous statement.
Source: tatoeba (1981)
Retract
//ɹɪˈtɹækt//
Synonyms for "retract" (141 found)
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4 entriesRelated terms
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19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
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1 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- взимам си думите назад verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- отдръпвам verb (to draw back; to draw up — see also withdraw)
- отдръпвам се verb (to draw back; to draw up — see also withdraw)
- прибирам verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 後移 /后移 verb (to pronounce (a sound, especially a vowel) farther to the back of the vocal tract)
- 收回 verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
- 收起 verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
- 縮 /缩 verb (to draw (an extended body part) back into the body)
Cornish
1 entries- denagha verb (to draw back; to draw up — see also withdraw)
Czech
4 entries- odvolat verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- vtáhnout verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
- vzít zpět verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- zatáhnout verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
Finnish
2 entries- vetää pois verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- vetää sisään verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
French
2 entries- rétracter verb (to draw back; to draw up — see also withdraw)
- rétracter verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
Greek
2 entries- ανακαλώ verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- συμπτύσσω verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
Hungarian
4 entries- behúz verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
- visszahúz verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
- visszahúzódik verb (to draw back; to draw up — see also withdraw)
- visszavon verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
Italian
1 entries- ritrattare verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
Latin
1 entries- retrahō verb (to draw back; to draw up — see also withdraw)
Māori
2 entries- kairua verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- whakakopa verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
Portuguese
4 entries- retirar verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- retrair verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
- retrair verb (to draw back; to draw up — see also withdraw)
- retrair verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
Romanian
4 entries- dezice verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- retracta verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
- retracta verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- retrage verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
Russian
2 entries- вбира́ть verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
- втягивать verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
Spanish
4 entries- desdecirse verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- remanir verb (to draw back; to draw up — see also withdraw)
- retractar verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
- retraer verb (to pull (something) back or back inside)
Swedish
1 entries- ta tillbaka verb (to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written) — see also disavow, repudiate)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
I won't retract that statement.
Source: tatoeba (4499622)
Tom didn't retract his statement.
Source: tatoeba (5729861)
At each approach to the Sun, the solar arrays retract behind the heat shield’s shadow, leaving only a small segment exposed to the Sun’s intense rays.
Source: tatoeba (7058445)
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