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cofać — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • backwater noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
  • countermand verb To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
  • regress verb To move backward to an earlier, less developed stage.
  • return verb To come or go back to a place, or to give something back to its owner.
  • withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.

Senses

cofać is used for these senses in English:

  • back up (idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
  • backwater To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
  • countermand To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
  • regress (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
  • return (intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
  • take back (transitive) To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
  • withdraw To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military) , to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.

backwater — full definition

  1. noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
  2. noun Still water held back or diverted by a dam, obstruction, or the current of a larger river.

countermand — full definition

  1. verb To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
  2. verb To recall a person or unit with such an order.
  3. verb To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
  4. verb To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.

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