zurücknehmen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- recant verb To formally take back a statement or belief you previously expressed, especially in public.
- retake verb To take an exam, photo, or scene again.
- revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.
- withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.
Senses
zurücknehmen is used for these senses in English:
- go back on To fail to keep; to renege on.
- recant (ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
- retake To take something back.
- revoke (transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
- rule out (transitive) To disallow.
- withdraw To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
retake — full definition
- verb To take an exam, photo, or scene again.
- verb To capture back something that was lost or taken by an opponent.
- noun A repeated attempt at a test, exam, or filmed scene.