retroceder
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retrōcēdereō (“to retrocede”). By surface analysis, retro- + ceder.
Pronunciation
Verb
retroceder (first-person singular present retrocedo, first-person singular preterite retrocedi, past participle retrocedido)
- to regress (to revert to a previous state, especially one that is worse)
- Synonyms: regredir, regressar, decair, retrogradar
- to return (to go back to a previous location)
- (law) to retrocede; to return (to grant property back)
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retrōcēdere, present active infinitive of retrōcēdō (“to retrocede”). Compare English retrocede.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /retɾoθeˈdeɾ/ [re.t̪ɾo.θeˈð̞eɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /retɾoseˈdeɾ/ [re.t̪ɾo.seˈð̞eɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: re‧tro‧ce‧der
Verb
retroceder (first-person singular present retrocedo, first-person singular preterite retrocedí, past participle retrocedido)
- (intransitive) to back up, to go back, to step back, to move backward, to shrink back
- (intransitive) to retreat, to fall back, to recede, to draw back
- (intransitive) to regress
- (intransitive) to backtrack
- (intransitive) to recoil
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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Further reading
- “retroceder”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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