wycofać się — meaning in English
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English meaning
- backpedal verb To turn a bicycle's pedals in the opposite direction to normal.
- backtrack verb To go back the way you came, retracing your own steps or route.
- bow out verb To withdraw from a contest, role or commitment, especially gracefully and by your own choice.
- opt out verb To choose not to take part in something you would otherwise be included in automatically.
- recede verb To move gradually back or away from a previous position.
- 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
wycofać się is used for these senses in English:
- backpedal (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
- backtrack To retrace one's steps.
- bow out (idiomatic) To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.
- opt out To choose not to participate in something.
- recede To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
- return (intransitive, obsolete) To turn back, retreat.
- withdraw To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
backpedal — full definition
- verb To turn a bicycle's pedals in the opposite direction to normal.
- verb To walk or move backwards.
- verb To withdraw from something you said or believed earlier.
backtrack — full definition
- verb To go back the way you came, retracing your own steps or route.
- verb To reverse or withdraw an earlier statement, promise, or position.
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