retard

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for retard

retard 🔊 /ɹɪtɑˈɹd or ɹitɑˈɹd/

retard : ප්‍රමාද කරනවා

retard : බාධා කරනවා

retard : පමා කරනවා

retard : වේගය අඩු කරනවා

retard definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate.
  2. To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.

Intransitive verb. To stay back.

Noun. Retardation; delay.