отступил

stepped back, retreated, backed down

ɐ t͡s s t ʊ pʲ i ɫ → отступить

от away from; separation or removal + ступ step; tread + ил masculine singular past tense

verb · masculine singular · past indicative Rare #43,255

stepped back, retreated

RU: Он отступил на шаг назад.

EN: He stepped back one step.

backed down Often used figuratively: to stop insisting on something or to give up a position.

RU: После спора он отступил и согласился.

EN: After the argument, he backed down and agreed.

Conjugation of отступить

Indicative past

I stepped back to let him in.

Tom slowly retreated.

Then the cancer receded.

— Любовь – болезнь (2017)

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