RECEDENT, recedent
Sounds Like: reh-KEH-dent
Translations: they will withdraw, they will retreat, they will recede, they may withdraw, they may retreat, they may recede
From the root: RECEDO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: RECEDENT is a verb form derived from the Latin verb RECEDO, meaning 'to go back, withdraw, retreat, or recede'. It can function as either the third-person plural future active indicative, meaning 'they will withdraw', or the third-person plural present active subjunctive, meaning 'they may withdraw' or 'let them withdraw'. It describes an action of moving back or away from something.
Inflection: Third-person plural, Future Active Indicative or Present Active Subjunctive
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 10 — 3:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, RECEDO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- RECEDATIS — you may withdraw, you may depart, you may go back, you may retreat
- RECEDO — withdraw, retreat, recede, go back, retire, depart, shrink back, give way
- RECESSERUNT — they receded, they withdrew, they went back, they retired
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