receden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recēdere, from re- +‎ cēdere; compare acceden, exceden, preceden, proceden, and succeden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛːˈseːdən/, /rɛˈseːdən/

Verb

receden (third-person singular simple present recedeth, present participle recedende, recedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle receded)

  1. (intransitive, Late Middle English) To leave or depart.

Conjugation

Conjugation of receden (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) receden, recede
present tense past tense
1st-person singular recede receded
2nd-person singular recedest recededest
3rd-person singular recedeth receded
subjunctive singular recede
imperative singular —
plural1 receden, recede recededen, recedede
imperative plural recedeth, recede —
participles recedynge, recedende receded

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: recede
  • Middle Scots: receid

References

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