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retroceder

/retɾoseˈdeɾ/ verb B2
  1. to back up, to go back, to step back, to move backward, to shrink back (intransitive)
  2. to retreat, to fall back, to recede, to draw back (intransitive)
  3. to regress (intransitive)
  4. to backtrack (intransitive)
  5. to recoil (intransitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
retroceder
Gerund
retrocediendo
Past participle
retrocedido
Present (yo)
retrocedo
Preterite (yo)
retrocedí

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Los pequeños, retrocedían ante la invasión de los grandes á los parajes más apartados, donde establecían nuevamente sus juegos.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 19 · C1
Si fuera posible restar del patrimonio del humano saber las leyes y fenómenos de dicha ciencia, el hombre retrocedería bruscamente al estado cavernícola.
Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 55 · C1

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