recede
verb /rɪˈsiːd/
/rɪˈsiːd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they recede | /rɪˈsiːd/ /rɪˈsiːd/ |
| he / she / it recedes | /rɪˈsiːdz/ /rɪˈsiːdz/ |
| past simple receded | /rɪˈsiːdɪd/ /rɪˈsiːdɪd/ |
| past participle receded | /rɪˈsiːdɪd/ /rɪˈsiːdɪd/ |
| -ing form receding | /rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ /rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to move gradually away from somebody or away from a previous position
- The sound of the truck receded into the distance.
- She watched his receding figure.
Extra Examples- His footsteps receded into the distance.
- The January flood waters receded as fast as they had risen.
- The water receded back to its mysterious depths.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a bit
- a little
- slightly
- …
- from
- recede into the background
- recede into the distance
- [intransitive] (especially of a problem, feeling or quality) to become gradually weaker or smaller
- The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded (= it is less likely).
- The pain was receding slightly.
Extra Examples- The pain was gradually receding.
- These worries now receded from his mind.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a bit
- a little
- slightly
- …
- from
- recede into the background
- recede into the distance
- [intransitive] (of hair) to stop growing at the front of the head
enlarge image- a middle-aged man with receding hair/a receding hairline
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a bit
- a little
- slightly
- …
- from
- recede into the background
- recede into the distance
- [intransitive] a receding chin a chin (= part of the face below the mouth) that slopes backwards towards the neck
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘depart from a usual state or standard’): from Latin recedere, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’.