vetäytyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
- creep verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.
- recede verb To move gradually back or away from a previous position.
- remit verb To send money, especially as a payment.
- resile verb To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
- rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
- retire verb To leave one's job permanently, usually after reaching a certain age.
- retreat noun The act of pulling back from danger, especially a military withdrawal.
- retrograde adjective Moving backward, or reversing to an earlier, less advanced state.
- withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.
Senses
vetäytyä is used for these senses in English:
- abstract (intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- contract (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- creep To slip, or to become slightly displaced.
- pull out (also, figurative, intransitive) To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
- recede To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
- remit (transitive, obsolete) To refer (someone to something), direct someone's attention to something.
- resile To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
- rest (intransitive, transitive, legal, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
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.
contract — full definition
- noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
- verb To become smaller, tighter, or shorter.
- verb To catch or develop an illness.
- verb To arrange for work to be done under a formal agreement.