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retreat
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho. Doublet of retract.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Noun
retreat (plural retreats)
- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- 1692, Roger L'Estrange, "Fable 100: An Old Man and a Lion", Fables of Aesop, page 115
- ... he built his son a house of pleasure, on purpose to keep him out of harm's way; and spared neither art nor cost to make it a delicious retreat.
- That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
- 1692, Roger L'Estrange, "Fable 100: An Old Man and a Lion", Fables of Aesop, page 115
- (rare and obsolete, euphemistic) A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
- A period of meditation, prayer or study.
- Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
- A signal for a military withdrawal.
- A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
Related terms
- retract
Translations
Verb
retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated) (intransitive)
- To withdraw from a position, go back.
- To withdraw militar forces
- To withdraw militar forces
- (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
- To slope back.
- a retreating forehead
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? treat
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i??t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Verb
retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated)
- Alternative spelling of re-treat
Further reading
- Retreat in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- treater, tree rat
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??tri?t/
Noun
retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreater, definite plural retreatene)
- a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
- a location for such activities
Usage notes
- Prior to the 2005 spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.
References
- “retreat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “retreat” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??tri?t/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreatar, definite plural retreatane)
- a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
- a location for such activities
Usage notes
- Prior to a revision made alongside the 2005 Bokmål spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.
References
- “retreat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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harbour
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h??b?/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?h??b??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)b?(?)
Noun
harbour (plural harbours)
- Commonwealth of Nations standard spelling of harbor.
Derived terms
- Rosslare Harbour
Translations
Verb
harbour (third-person singular simple present harbours, present participle harbouring, simple past and past participle harboured)
- Commonwealth of Nations standard spelling of harbor.
- The docks, which once harboured tall ships, now harbour only petty thieves.
- The bare suspicion made it treason to harbour the person suspected.
- 1707, Nicholas Rowe, The Royal Convert
- Nor let your gentle Breast harbor one Thought Of Outrage from the Kin.
References
- “harbour”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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