退く
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Meanings
- to step back, to move back, to retreat
- to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
- to resign, to retire, to quit
- to concede
- to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat
- to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling)
- to resign, to retire, to quit
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Having come under enemy attack, the unit had no choice but to retreat.
The minister took responsibility and resigned from his position.
The envoy who had stepped forward before the king quietly withdrew upon completing the audience.
After a fierce debate, he did not back down from his claim.
The day finally came for her, who had led the company for many years, to withdraw from the front lines of management.
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