Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to recede
Participle: receded
Gerund: receding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | recede |
| you | recede |
| he;she;it | recedes |
| we | recede |
| you | recede |
| they | recede |
Perfect
| I | have receded |
| you | have receded |
| he;she;it | has receded |
| we | have receded |
| you | have receded |
| they | have receded |
Past
| I | receded |
| you | receded |
| he;she;it | receded |
| we | receded |
| you | receded |
| they | receded |
Pluperfect
| I | had receded |
| you | had receded |
| he;she;it | had receded |
| we | had receded |
| you | had receded |
| they | had receded |
Future
| I | will recede |
| you | will recede |
| he;she;it | will recede |
| we | will recede |
| you | will recede |
| they | will recede |
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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | recede |
| you | recede |
| he;she;it | recede |
| we | recede |
| you | recede |
| they | recede |
Perfect
| I | have receded |
| you | have receded |
| he;she;it | have receded |
| we | have receded |
| you | have receded |
| they | have receded |
Imperfect
| I | receded |
| you | receded |
| he;she;it | receded |
| we | receded |
| you | receded |
| they | receded |
Pluperfect
| I | had receded |
| you | had receded |
| he;she;it | had receded |
| we | had receded |
| you | had receded |
| they | had receded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would recede |
| you | would recede |
| he;she;it | would recede |
| we | would recede |
| you | would recede |
| they | would recede |
Perfect
| I | would have receded |
| you | would have receded |
| he;she;it | would have receded |
| we | would have receded |
| you | would have receded |
| they | would have receded |
Imperative
| you | recede |
| we | Let's recede |
| you | recede |
Verbs conjugated like 'recede'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'recede'
decede,
precede,
recode,
secede,
accede,
berede,
breede,
cede,
decide,
decode,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to withdraw from a position
- back away, back down, balk, beat a retreat, bug out, crawfish, decline, draw back, fall back, pull out, regrade, retire, retreat, retrograde, revert, shrink, sound a retreat, turn tail, withdraw
- retreat
- withdraw, retract, ebb, retrocede, back, retrograde
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1480, from M.Fr.
receder, from L.
recedere "to go back, withdraw," from
re- "back" +
cedere "to go" (see cede).
2. Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”). See: Middle English '
receden', Middle English '
receden', Latin '
recedere'.
Sample Sentences
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Oh, how the strife and trouble of daily life receded from my view, and lessened in the distance, during the ten memorable days we passed on that Enchanted Ground ! What voices spoke from out the thundering water; what faces, faded from the earth, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Horrid ! ” said Emmeline, every drop of blood receding from her cheeks. “ O, Cassy, do tell me what I shall do ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)