Vocabulary
Form
to step back; to move back; to retreat
verb
vi
freq #900
Example sentences
おじは去年(きょねん)教職(きょうしょく)を退(しりぞ)いたが、それでも何(なん)とか大学(だいがく)での地位(ちい)にしがみつこうとした。
My uncle retired from teaching last year, but he still managed to hang onto a position at the university.