[
UK
/ɹɪsˈiːd/
]
[ US /ɹɪˈsid/ ]
[ US /ɹɪˈsid/ ]
VERB
-
pull back or move away or backward
The enemy withdrew
The limo pulled away from the curb -
become faint or more distant
the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older - retreat
How To Use recede In A Sentence
- There is already a great deal of precedent since polygamy has been widely practiced throughout history.
- The financial managers and economic wizards are happy that Pakistan has achieved a level of macro-economic stabilization, which is spectacular and unprecedented.
- There is a plethora of admirable precedents to this form of conservatism.
- He has received several teaching awards, as well as the unprecedented award of being ‘the most quotable professor’ by MathSoc.
- The volume of trade has receded.
- Though the threat of some biohazards receded for workers in health-care and other human services, the threat of others, such as hepatitis B virus, grew.
- Carson's voice on the phone was preceded by that of a lawyer who asked if I would mind listening to Johnny while he spoke his piece, which sounds like even daffier a concept now than it did then. Nights with Johnny Carson: As long as it's been, we still long for them
- Furthermore, functional and structural divergence might, in some cases, precede rather than follow gene duplication.
- Additionally, a polyclonal intracerebral inflammatory response may precede the proliferation of monoclonal malignant lymphoid cells.
- Open source software is often portrayed as a breakthrough in the free and open exchange of intellectual property, without precedent in the prevailing global capitalist mentality.