retreat

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for retreat

retreat 🔊 /ɹitɹiˈt/

retreat : හුදකලාව විසීම

retreat : පස්සට නැමී තිබෙනවා

retreat : ඇලව තිබෙනවා

retreat : විවේකී ස්ථානය

retreat : අපක්‍රමණය

retreat : අපගමය

retreat : පසුබැසීම

retreat : පසු බැසීම

retreat : වස්කාලය

retreat : අපගමනය

retreat : උපවාසය

retreat : පසු බසිනවා

retreat definition

Noun.

  1. The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.
  2. The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
  3. The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position.
  4. The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.
  5. A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action.
  6. A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.
  7. A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat.

Intransitive verb. To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.