# retreated

Pronunciation: say "ri-TREET-id" /ɹɪˈtɹiːtɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of retreat. — simple past and past participle of retreat
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of retreat. Use this form for moving back that already happened.
   - _The army retreated across the border under cover of darkness._
   - _By dawn the troops had retreated to a defensible line of hills._

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