• withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious Retreat"
• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy''s superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly Retreat of French troops"
• an area where you can be alone
• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
• a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
• make a Retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
• pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
• move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
• move away, as for privacy; "The Pope Retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

'Retreat' in other languages