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# retracted

adjective (retracted); verb, past form of «retract» (retract, retracts, retracted, retracting)

«retracted» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Pulled back in: a cat with retracted claws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#m1)
2. (verb, past) Took back something said or written, admitting it was wrong: "He retracted his statement." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#m2)
3. (science) Withdrawn or taken back, like a scientific paper that is retracted because it had mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#m3)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons, a tortoise's retracted head is inside its shell. In news and science, a retracted story or study has been officially taken back. In stories, a character who retracts a promise breaks trust. Phrases: retracted claws, retracted a claim, a retracted paper, retracted the wheels.

### Examples

- The cat walked with its claws retracted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x1)
- The newspaper retracted the false story and said sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x2)
- The snail retracted its horns when I touched them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x3)
- He retracted what he said about cheating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x4)
- The scientist's paper was retracted because the data was wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x5)
- The pilot retracted the landing gear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/#x6)

### Note

"Retract" is regular: retract, retracted. Taking back words = retract (formal) or "take back" (everyday). A retracted study should not be trusted.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «retracted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«retracted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/retracted.html) on Mova free.