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ret¹
- /ɹɛt/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From Middle English retten, reten; perhaps from Middle Dutch rēten, reeten (compare Middle Low German rōten; Middle High German rōzen), or from Old Norse reyta (compare Norwegian røyta, Swedish röta); all from Proto-Germanic *rautijaną (“to make mellow or soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewd- (“to tear; rend; rip”). Related to rot.
verb rets · retting · retted
- To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem. the hemp was retted / and soon the retting was done / and swiftly it was hung up / and hurriedly it was dried […].
ret²
- /ɹɛt/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
Abbreviation.
adjective ret. · retd
- Abbreviation of retired
ret³
- /ɹɛt/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛt
noun rets
- Clipping of reiteration
RET⁴
noun RETs
- Initialism of road equivalent tariff
- Initialism of rational emotive therapy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: steep, epr, pir, rpe, dec, ter, dev, retreat, retire, retirement, retiring, retired, pensioner, fund, inf, ded
Translations
Talk about this word "ret." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ret. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ret. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ret "ret." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ret.Cite this
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title = {ret},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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