zurücktreten
Meaning
- (class-5,strong) to step back
- (class-5,strong) to resign, to step down
- (class-5,strong) to rescind, to cancel
Concepts
resign
retire
abdicate
quit
renounce
step back
rescind
recede
leave
stand back
vacate
accommodate
assign
cede
deposition
drop
give way
grant
submit
yield
retrogress
retire to a private place
take charge of
take over
move back
withdraw
about-face
about-turn
leave office
step down
stand down
give up
call it a day
be off
depart from
secede
walk away
walk off
walk out
Frequency
Hyphenated as
zu‧rück‧tre‧ten
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tsuˈʁʏkˌtʁeːtən/
Etymology
From zurück- (“back”) + treten (“step”).
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