téigh ar gcúl — meaning in English

English meaning

• recede verb To move gradually back or away from a previous position.
• regress verb To move backward to an earlier, less developed stage.
• retire verb To leave one's job permanently, usually after reaching a certain age.
• wane verb To gradually become weaker, smaller, or less intense.

Senses

téigh ar gcúl is used for these senses in English:

• recede To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
• regress (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
• retire (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
• retire (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
• wane (intransitive, astronomy) For the Moon to pass through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.

regress — full definition

1. verb To move backward to an earlier, less developed stage.
2. noun A return or movement back to an earlier state.

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