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Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun.
Robert Burton

Meaning of "recede" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECEDE

From Latin recēdere to go back, from re- + cēdere to yield, cede.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECEDE

recede  [rɪˈsiːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECEDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Recede is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb recede in English.

WHAT DOES RECEDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of recede in the English dictionary

The first definition of recede in the dictionary is to withdraw from a point or limit; go back. Other definition of recede is to become more distant. Recede is also to slope backwards.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECEDE

PRESENT

Present
I recede
you recede
he/she/it recedes
we recede
you recede
they recede
Present continuous
I am receding
you are receding
he/she/it is receding
we are receding
you are receding
they are receding
Present perfect
I have receded
you have receded
he/she/it has receded
we have receded
you have receded
they have receded
Present perfect continuous
I have been receding
you have been receding
he/she/it has been receding
we have been receding
you have been receding
they have been receding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I receded
you receded
he/she/it receded
we receded
you receded
they receded
Past continuous
I was receding
you were receding
he/she/it was receding
we were receding
you were receding
they were receding
Past perfect
I had receded
you had receded
he/she/it had receded
we had receded
you had receded
they had receded
Past perfect continuous
I had been receding
you had been receding
he/she/it had been receding
we had been receding
you had been receding
they had been receding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will recede
you will recede
he/she/it will recede
we will recede
you will recede
they will recede
Future continuous
I will be receding
you will be receding
he/she/it will be receding
we will be receding
you will be receding
they will be receding
Future perfect
I will have receded
you will have receded
he/she/it will have receded
we will have receded
you will have receded
they will have receded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been receding
you will have been receding
he/she/it will have been receding
we will have been receding
you will have been receding
they will have been receding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would recede
you would recede
he/she/it would recede
we would recede
you would recede
they would recede
Conditional continuous
I would be receding
you would be receding
he/she/it would be receding
we would be receding
you would be receding
they would be receding
Conditional perfect
I would have recede
you would have recede
he/she/it would have recede
we would have recede
you would have recede
they would have recede
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been receding
you would have been receding
he/she/it would have been receding
we would have been receding
you would have been receding
they would have been receding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you recede
we let´s recede
you recede
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to recede
Past participle
receded
Present Participle
receding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECEDE


accede
ækˈsiːd
antecede
ˌæntɪˈsiːd
birdseed
ˈbɜːdˌsiːd
cede
siːd
concede
kənˈsiːd
deseed
diːˈsiːd
exceed
ɪkˈsiːd
flaxseed
ˈflæksˌsiːd
hayseed
ˈheɪˌsiːd
incede
ɪnˈsiːd
intercede
ˌɪntəˈsiːd
precede
prɪˈsiːd
proceed
prəˈsiːd
re-cede
riːˈsiːd
reseed
ˌriːˈsiːd
retrocede
ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd
secede
sɪˈsiːd
seed
siːd
succeed
səkˈsiːd
supersede
ˌsuːpəˈsiːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECEDE

recd
receding
receding chin
receding forehead
receding hairline
receipt
receipt book
receiptor
receipts
receivability
receivable
receivableness
receivables
receival
receive
received
Received Pronunciation
receiver
receivership
receiving line

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECEDE

arede
Bede
brede
centipede
Diomede
Enschede
Ganymede
glede
impede
Little Diomede
Mede
millepede
millipede
rede
Runnymede
stampede
suede
swede
velocipede
Venerable Bede

Synonyms and antonyms of recede in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECEDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «recede» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of recede

Translation of «recede» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECEDE

Find out the translation of recede to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of recede from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recede» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

远离
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retroceder
570 millions of speakers

English

recede
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूर जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنحسر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отступать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afastar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিরিয়া যাত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´éloigner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Surut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zurückgehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遠ざかる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물러나다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mundur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi xa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்வாங்குகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागे जाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gerilemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allontanarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oddalać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відступати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retrage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποχωρούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdwyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

recede
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of recede

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECEDE»

The term «recede» is regularly used and occupies the 66.328 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECEDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «recede» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «recede» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about recede

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7 QUOTES WITH «RECEDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recede.
1
Robert Burton
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun.
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George Crabbe
To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent.
3
Eugen Herrigel
The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede.
4
Thomas Babington Macaulay
A single breaker may recede; but the tide is evidently coming in.
5
Henry Mayhew
We may either proceed from principles to facts, or recede from facts to principles.
6
Neil deGrasse Tyson
To make any future that we dreamt up real requires creative scientists, engineers, and technologists to make it happen. If people are not within your midst who dream about tomorrow - with the capacity to bring tomorrow into the present - then the country might as well just recede back into the cave because that's where we're headed.
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Frank Welker
I was voted by my high school senior class as most likely to recede.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECEDE»

Discover the use of recede in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recede and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Latin America and the Caribbean as Tailwinds Recede: In ...
In Search of Higher Growth (LAC Semiannual Report, April 2013) Augusto de la Torre, Eduardo Levy Yeyati, Samuel Pienknagura. The uniqueness of SAM's domestic demand pattern becomes clearer when we compare it to other regions.
Augusto de la Torre, Eduardo Levy Yeyati, Samuel Pienknagura, 2013
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Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State ...
Also, that the House recede from its amendment to Section 24, line 14. Also, that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Section 24, line 28. Also, that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Section 24, line 29. Also, that the ...
Iowa. General Assembly. Senate, 1927
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
rebellious. recede. immediately effective. Revolt, however, carries a stronger suggestion of a refusal to accept conditions or continue in allegiance than does insurrection, which often suggests such a seditious act as an attempt to seize the  ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb
... forming the contour of the front of the shoe. A tapering recede such as in pointed toe shoes increases the overall length of the shoe. In a poorly designed last the recede may encroach on the toes increasing pressure on the tips of the toes.
Ben Yates, 2009
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Firaq Gorakhpuri: Selected Poetry
Bring the morn-heralding cup, let the night recede, Shake the glowing goblet, let the night recede. Sing about the beauty's charms, let the night recede, Inflame the fire of love, let the night recede. O bygone griefs, long forgot, Return to me at ...
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Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazal from the 17th to the 20th Century
Bring the morn-heralding cup, let the night recede, Shake the goblet's ruddy glow , let the night recede. Declaim the beauty's charms, let the night recede, Inflame the fire of love, let the night recede. O bygone griefs, long forgot, You too come at  ...
‎1992
7
The Scientific Background to Modern Philosophy: Selected ...
This ascent of the water shows its endeavor to recede from the axis of its motion; and the true and absolute circular motion of the water, which is here directly contrary to the relative, becomes known, and may be measured by this endeavor.
Michael R. Matthews, 1989
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Visual Development, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the ...
The NPC was found to recede less than 1 cm in normal patients, but in the convergence insufficiency group, the NPC was shown to recede by 1.5 cm after five repetitions and about 4 cm after ten repetitions. Therefore, the NPC worsens with ...
Robert H. Duckman, 2006
9
English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
TO RECEDE, RETREAT, RETIRE, WITHDRAW, SECEDE. To RECEDE is to go back; to RETREAT is to draw back : the former is a simple action, suited to one's convenience ; the latter is a particular action, dictated by necesssity : we recede by ...
George Crabb, 1818
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Descartes's Changing Mind
Nevertheless, he brings this tendency or endeavor under two different descriptions: an endeavor to move tangentially from the circle of revolution and an endeavor to recede radially from the center of revolution. It is this second description that ...
Peter Machamer, J. E. McGuire, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECEDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recede is used in the context of the following news items.
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Biz Break: Google shares recede in wake of record gains
Today: Google shares have dropped more than 6 percent since the Mountain View's record breaking gains last week, yet analysts remain bullish on the ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
2
Cassville faces lots of work, bills after flood waters recede
People here were cleaning up on Wednesday after steady rain hammered the town on Tuesday, causing Flat Creek to become roaring rapids through streets, ... «KY3, Jul 15»
3
Cities plan cleanup as area rivers recede from flooded areas
ST. CHARLES • City officials will hire a contractor to determine the best way to dislodge a large pileup of driftwood left by the receding Missouri River along the ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
4
Flood waters recede in most parts of Union County
Flood waters recede in most parts of Union County ... Friday's flood waters have receded in most areas in Union County except on County Road 46 and County ... «WTVA, Jul 15»
5
Region reviews water damage
... with the expectation that the waters will recede in time for the 73rd Woodville Fourth of July Celebration on Thursday. Fireworks will be postponed from Friday ... «Toledo Blade, Jun 15»
6
Floodwaters starting to recede in Lincoln County
LINCOLN COUNTY, MO (KTVI) – Winfield residents spent Monday cleaning up after major flood waters caused by heavy rains rushed into homes and ... «fox2now.com, Jun 15»
7
Floodwaters recede in Galena
Throughout most of the Ozarks, residents are seeing the rivers return to their banks after heavy rainfall in recent days. Originally it was thought the James River ... «KSPR, Jun 15»
8
Floodwaters recede from Boll Weevil in SWAR
The water level on the Red River continued to fall Thursday in the ArkLaTex but it's unknown how long the trend will continue. On June 2, the Boll Weevil in ... «KSLA-TV, Jun 15»
9
Soggy storm leaves Colorado, streams start to recede
Rivers, streams and creeks started to recede by Friday evening, but will stay swift for several days. It is advised to stay away from the raging water until things ... «FOX31 Denver, Jun 15»
10
Even as floodwaters begin to recede, battle continues
"That's a good sign that maybe, maybe, maybe we're getting close — that even in south Bossier the water is beginning to level out, maybe recede in some ... «Shreveport Times, Jun 15»

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