All 3 Uses of
recede
in
The Time Machine
- It seemed to advance and to recede as the hail drove before it denser or thinner.†
Chpt 3 *recede = to move away or diminish (become less)
- Even my preoccupation about the Time Machine receded a little from my mind.†
Chpt 8receded = move away or diminished (became less)
- A shallow sandbank had appeared in the sea and the water had receded from the beach.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
to move away or diminish (become less)
The exact meaning of recede depends upon its context. For example:
- "We can't move back in until the floodwaters recede." -- diminish and move away
- "Her fear receded." -- diminished
- "The waves first advance and then recede." -- move away
- "The news story receded into the background as it was replaced by new stories." -- received diminished attention
- "a receding hairline" -- diminished hair (each year the line where hair stops growing is higher on the forehead)
- "She has a receding chin." -- sloping back (as contrasted to sticking out)