zurücktreten — meaning in English

English meaning

• backpedal verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
• resign verb To formally give up a job or position.

Senses

zurücktreten is used for these senses in English:

• backpedal (intransitive) To step backwards.
• resign (transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]
• stand back (intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler
• step down (intransitive, idiomatic) To resign or retire from an office or position of authority.

backpedal — full definition

1. verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
2. verb To step backwards.
3. verb To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

resign — full definition

1. verb To formally give up a job or position.
2. verb To accept an unwelcome situation as unavoidable (usually "resign oneself").

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