recede

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·cede [recede recedes receded receding] BrE [rɪˈsiːd] NAmE [rɪˈsiːd] verb
1. intransitive to move gradually away from sb or away from a previous position
•The sound of the truck receded into the distance.
•She watched his receding figure.
2. intransitive (especially of a problem, feeling or quality)to become gradually weaker or smaller
•The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded (= it is less likely).
•The pain was receding slightly.
3. intransitive (of hair)to stop growing at the front of the head
•a middle-aged man with receding hair/a receding hairline
4. intransitive a ~ chin a chin that slopes backwards towards the neck
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘depart from a usual state or standard’): from Latin recedere, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’.

Example Bank:
•His footsteps receded into the distance.
•The January flood waters receded as fast as they had risen.
•The pain was gradually receding.
•The water receded back to its mysterious depths.
•These worries now receded from his mind.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, pull back, retire, move back
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on