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 cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.
- 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
- noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
- noun Still water held back or diverted by a dam, obstruction, or the current of a larger river.
countermand — full definition
- verb To cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.
- verb To call a person or unit back using such a cancelling order.
- verb To cancel an order placed for particular goods.
- verb To work against something so as to stop it succeeding.
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