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retire
1[ri-tahyuhr]
verb (used without object)
to withdraw from one's career, occupation, or office, usually because of age.
to retire at the age of sixty.
to withdraw, or go away or apart, to a place of privacy, shelter, or seclusion.
He retired to his study.
to go to bed.
He retired at midnight.
to fall back or retreat in an orderly fashion and according to plan, as from battle, an untenable position, danger, etc.
to withdraw or remove oneself.
After announcing the guests, the butler retired.
verb (used with object)
to withdraw from circulation by taking up and paying, as bonds, bills, etc.; redeem.
to withdraw or lead back (troops, ships, etc.), as from battle or danger; retreat.
to remove from active service or the usual field of activity, as an army officer or business executive.
to withdraw (a machine, ship, etc.) permanently from its normal service, usually for scrapping; take out of use.
Baseball, Cricket., to put out or end the offensive play of (a batter, runner, side, etc.).
The pitcher’s on fire, retiring the last five hitters with strikeouts.
With two runners stranded on base, the side is retired.
noun
a place of withdrawal; retreat.
a cool retire from summer's heat.
retirement or withdrawal, as from worldly matters or the company of others.
retiré
2[
noun
plural
retirésa movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
retire
/ rɪˈtaɪə /
verb
(also tr) to give up or to cause (a person) to give up his work, a post, etc, esp on reaching pensionable age (in Britain and Australia usually 65 for men, 60 for women)
to go away, as into seclusion, for recuperation, etc
to go to bed
to recede or disappear
the sun retired behind the clouds
to withdraw from a sporting contest, esp because of injury
(also tr) to pull back (troops, etc) from battle or an exposed position or (of troops, etc) to fall back
(tr)
to remove (bills, bonds, shares, etc) from circulation by taking them up and paying for them
to remove (money) from circulation
Other Word Forms
- retirer noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of retire1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A loner who never married, Lowry retired as a rent collector from Pall Mall Property Co. on his 65th birthday.
This week, she helped a retired reader who had sold her house three years ago and moved into an apartment.
“It’s a weird thought, of like, ‘This is your last game ever there,’” said Kershaw, who announced last month he will retire at the end of this season.
From his experience advising clients who retire abroad, some Americans assume “it’ll be cheaper to live over there.”
"I don't want to lose my job, I am not yet ready to retire and I dont want to be supported by my children."
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