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retreat meaning in Urdu

پیچھے ہٹنا

/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/

retreat in Urdu: پیچھے ہٹنا, پسپائی. In English, retreat means the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

Urdu words for retreat

پیچھے ہٹنا, پسپائی

English meaning of retreat

  1. noun The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
  2. noun The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
  3. noun Withdrawal by a military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
  4. noun A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.

Full definition of retreat

retreat in a sentence

  • The general opted for a swift retreat because he saw his troops were vastly outnumbered.
  • We both need a week retreat after those two stressful years working in the city.
  • The general refused to order his soldiers to retreat, despite being vastly outnumbered.

Synonyms of retreat

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Questions about retreat in Urdu

What is the meaning of retreat in Urdu?
Retreat in Urdu is پیچھے ہٹنا, پسپائی.
retreat کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Retreat: پیچھے ہٹنا, پسپائی.
What does retreat mean in English?
Retreat means the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

Source and license

Urdu words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “retreat”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: retreat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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