retreat
verb/rɪˈtriːt/
Frequency rank: #3,583 most common English word
Meaning
to withdraw to a quiet or safe place; to go back or away from something.
Example sentence
After a long week at work, she decided to retreat to her quiet cabin in the mountains.
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