Meaning
to back away, retreat
- to move or step backwards
- to retreat or lose ground in a conflict, negotiation, or position
In a sentence
Quando il cane ha abbaiato, Marco è arretrato di qualche passo.
When the dog barked, Marco stepped back a few paces.
I soldati sono dovuti arretrare a causa dell'attacco improvviso?
Did the soldiers have to retreat due to the sudden attack?
Non dobbiamo arretrare sui diritti conquistati con tanta fatica.
We must not back down on the rights won with such great effort.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arretrare | infinitive |
| arretro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| arretri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arretra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arretriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| arretrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arretrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arretravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arretravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arretrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arretravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arretravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arretravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arretrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| arretrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| arretrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| arretrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| arretraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| arretrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| arretrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| arretrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| arretrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| arretreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| arretrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| arretreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| arretri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| arretri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arretri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arretriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| arretriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arretrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arretrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arretrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arretrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arretrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arretraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arretrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arretrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| arretreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arretrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arretreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| arretrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arretrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arretra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| arretriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| arretrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| arretrando | gerund |
| arretrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'essere' as its auxiliary verb when used intransitively to express physical movement.