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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
Snell retired his final 17 batters without hardly allowing even any hard contact.
Aside from expecting to reap bountiful returns with little or no risk, some people are unrealistic about when they can retire or how much they can spend, says Dustin Wolk, a Milwaukee-based certified financial planner.
He took his first role with Arsenal Under-18s in 2022 at 30 after being forced to retire after a brief spell in Denmark with Aarhus.
The unusual moves suggest some hedge funds and banks lost money on trades that involved owning silver in the U.S. and selling in the U.K., said Robert Gottlieb, a retired precious-metals executive.
Young retired from the DEA in 2024, but was allowed to collect a paycheck on administrative leave for roughly 18 months after the alleged attack on Doherty, according to two federal law enforcement officials.
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