recanted
past simple and past participle ofrecant
| 单词 | recanted |
| 释义 | recanted past simple and past participle ofrecant recant verb[IorT] formaluk/rɪˈkænt/us/rɪˈkænt/toannounceinpublicthatyourpastbeliefsorstatementswerewrongand that you nolongeragreewith them: After ayearspentinsolitaryconfinement, hepubliclyrecanted (hisviews). Synonyms abjureformal retractformal Denying & contradicting
Examplesofrecantedrecanted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In these forums farmers routinelyrecanted, switching from pro to anti and back again, and charges of fraud were commonplace. From theCambridge English Corpus But some linkage analyses have been found to be faulty and beenrecanted. From theCambridge English Corpus The list goes on, and includes more than a few whorecantedtheir uncritical enthusiasm in later years. From theCambridge English Corpus While the majority of prisoners dulyrecantedtheir beliefs, those who could appeal to sympathetic gaolers or state officials found the prospects more propitious. From theCambridge English Corpus After 1607 virtually all those whorecantedofficially before a bishop were required to take the oath of allegiance (though not necessarily the oath of supremacy). From theCambridge English Corpus They haverecanted, which is total hypocrisy and total opportunism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Ultimately, the health authorityrecantedon those proposals and the hospital was secured, along with the maternity unit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that he has subsequentlyrecantedon absolutely everything that he originally said. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt because of that clamour, the countyrecantedjust a little. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall look at the names of those people and see whether they haverecanted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that since then he hasrecantedand has let it be known that he did not understand the full ramifications of the dispute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of those who testified against him haverecantedor contradicted themselves in their statements, which were obtained under police coercion. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Admittedly, the majority of people in the health service never did support it, but even some of its former advocates have publiclyrecanted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Had he at any timerecantedhe might have been a free man again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Be that as it may, the overall endeavour is a move in the right direction and it is a pity that the socialists haverecantedtoday. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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