RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

Put the meaning into your own words.

Take a moment before opening the definition. There is no timer and no penalty for needing another look.

CARD 2 OF 2

recede

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To move backward or away, or gradually become smaller or less intense.

As the noise began to recede, the speakers could hear one another again.
Dictionary practice example.
After the first week of a neighborhood storytelling project, excitement began to ebb as volunteers encountered the slower work of editing recordings. Their initial worries about using the equipment also started to recede once they had practiced together.
From Watching a Project Change.
Full dictionary entry
Try another dictionary setOpen lesson index
Return to top