(sözünü) geri almak

Turkish - English

Definition of (sözünü) geri almak in Turkish English dictionary

retract

To take back or withdraw something one has said

I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won't sue me.

{v} to recant, recall, resume, deny

to recall or take back (something that one has said)

pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion

When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves inwards or becomes shorter. Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness

To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke

Remove a clause from a predicate See also dynamic, update view and assert

To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation

To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle

pull away from a source of disgust or fear

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The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe

If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio He's hoping that if he makes me feel guilty, I'll retract. + retraction retractions re·trac·tion Miss Pearce said she expected an unqualified retraction of his comments within twenty four hours. = withdrawal

{f} annul, cancel; recant; withdraw, take back; retreat, draw back, pull back; pull inward; use a surgical device to keep open the edges of an organ or wound

To pull back inside (for example, an airplane retracting its wheels while flying)

use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

The part of a tool path that begins where the tool stops cutting the material

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1. to take back what one has said (apologetically). 2. to withdraw one's promise

Hyphenation

(sö·zü·nü) ge·ri al·mak