perääntyä — 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.
- bow out verb To withdraw from a contest, role or commitment, especially gracefully and by your own choice.
- recede verb To move gradually back or away from a previous position.
- retreat noun The act of pulling back from danger, especially a military withdrawal.
- revert verb To go back to a previous state, condition, or topic.
- withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.
Senses
perääntyä 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.
- back away (intransitive) To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.
- back down (idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.
- back off (literally) To move backwards away from something.
- bow out (idiomatic) To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.
- recede To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
- retreat (intransitive) To withdraw military forces.
bow out — full definition
- verb To withdraw from a contest, role or commitment, especially gracefully and by your own choice.
- verb Of a team or competitor, to be eliminated from a competition.