zich terugtrekken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abscond verb To leave secretly and hurriedly, usually to escape custody or having taken something that is not yours.
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- bow out verb To withdraw from a contest, role or commitment, especially gracefully and by your own choice.
Senses
zich terugtrekken is used for these senses in English:
- abscond (intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]
- abscond (transitive, uncommon) To evade, to hide or flee from.
- abstract (intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- back out (intransitive) To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.
- bow out (idiomatic) To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.
- pull out (literally, intransitive) To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.