retract
/rɪˈtrækt/verb
उच्चारण रिट्रैक्ट
(कथन) वापस लेना
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[T] ~ sth formal
to say that something you have said earlier is not true or correct or that you did not mean it
(कथन) वापस लेना
- He retracted his statement the next day.
- The newspaper had to retract its story and apologise.
- The minister was forced to retract his remarks about farmers.
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- She retracted her complaint after talking to the manager.
- The witness later retracted his earlier statement to the police.
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to move back into the main part of something; to pull something back
अंदर खींच लेना
- The cat retracted its claws.
- The aircraft retracted its wheels soon after take-off.
- The turtle retracted its head into its shell.
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- The landing gear failed to retract after take-off.
- The snail retracts its horns when you touch them.
Synonyms draw in pull back withdraw
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Keep the take-back words together: retract (take back a statement), withdraw, recant (say publicly that you no longer hold a belief), revoke (cancel officially), backtrack (change an opinion).
वापस लेने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: retract (कथन वापस लेना), withdraw, recant (सार्वजनिक रूप से कहना कि अब विश्वास नहीं), revoke (आधिकारिक रूप से रद्द करना), backtrack (राय बदलना)।
Keep apart retract (take back) and detract (make something seem less good: 'detract from the beauty').
Retract (वापस लेना) और detract (कम अच्छा दिखाना: 'detract from the beauty') को अलग रखिए।