cejar — meaning in English

English meaning

• backpedal verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
• relent verb To finally agree to something after initially refusing, or to become less harsh.

Senses

cejar is used for these senses in English:

• backpedal (intransitive) To step backwards.
• give in (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
• relent (intransitive) To slacken; to abate.

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.

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