retire
verb (used without object)
to withdraw from one's career, occupation, or office, usually because of age.
will have retired
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future perfectof retire.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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By the time you read this, I will have retired from my job at personal finance site NerdWallet.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
By the time particles start zinging around any such machine, many of these scientists will have retired.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2019
He will have retired whenever football’s showcase tournament next visits these shores.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 5, 2014
By the time it becomes clear whether the coalition’s reforms have delivered decent retirement incomes at a reasonable cost, the current crop of politicians will have retired.
From Economist ● Jun. 5, 2014
"And, of course, Lancaster, though he will have retired from business, will have quite a decent income of his own when the mines come round again."
From Till the Clock Stops by J. J. (John Joy) Bell
