Last Updated:2025/11/20

(idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to. / (idiomatic) To withdraw from a commitment or position.

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Japanese Meaning
対立の状況において、以前よりも攻撃的でない立場に引き下がること / 約束や立場から撤退すること
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批判が高まっても彼女は引き下がることを拒み、自分の提案を守り続けた。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

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