umurong
umúrong with stress marks
to retreat
From root: urong
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
umurong
u-MU-rong
retreated
Present (Incomplete)
umuurong
u-mu-U-rong
is retreating
Future (Contemplated)
uurong
u-U-rong
will retreat
Usage Note
Umurong is the actor-focus form of urong, foregrounding the person or entity doing the retreating. It is used both literally for physical withdrawal — soldiers falling back, a car reversing — and figuratively for backing out of commitments, positions, or negotiations, with the figurative sense being extremely common in everyday speech.
Examples
" Umurong ang aso sa takot. "
Natural Translation
The dog backed away in fear.
Literal Translation
Retreated the dog in fear.
" Napilitang umurong ang mga sundalo dahil sa lakas ng kalaban. "
Natural Translation
The soldiers were forced to retreat due to the strength of the enemy.
Literal Translation
Forced to-retreat the soldiers because of strength of enemy.
" Napilitang umurong ang kandidato sa kanyang pahayag matapos magalit ang maraming tao sa social media. "
Natural Translation
The candidate was forced to back down from his statement after many people got angry on social media.
Literal Translation
Forced to-retreat the candidate from his statement after got-angry the many people on social media.
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