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View usage for: (rɪtaɪəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense retires, present participle retiring, past tense, past participle retired1. verbWhen older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely. At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career. [VERB] Although their careers are important many said they plan to retire at 50. [VERB] In 1974 he retired from the museum. [VERB + from] Synonyms: stop working, give up work, reach retirement age, be pensioned off More Synonyms of retire 2. verbWhen a sports player retires from their sport, they stop playing in competitions. When they retire from a race or a match, they stop competing in it. I have decided to retire from Formula One racing at the end of the season. [VERB + from] One of the most serious injuries was to Simon Littlejohn, who was forced to retirefrom the race with a leg injury. [VERB from noun] [Also VERB]Synonyms: retreat, withdraw, pull out, give way More Synonyms of retire 3. verbIf you retire to another room or place, you go there. [formal] Eisenhower left the White House and retired to his farm in Gettysburg. [VERB + to] 4. verbWhen a jury in a court of law retires, the members of it leave the court in order to decide whether someone is guilty or innocent. The jury will retire to consider its verdict today. [VERB to-infinitive] 5. verbWhen you retire, you go to bed. [formal] She retires early most nights, exhausted. [VERB] Some time after midnight, he retired to bed. [VERB + to] Synonyms: go to bed, turn in [informal], go to sleep, hit the sack [slang] More Synonyms of retire 6. See also retired, retiring More Synonyms of retire retire in British English (rɪˈtaɪə) verb (mainly intr)1. (also tr) to give up or to cause (a person) to give up his or her work, a post, etc, esp on reaching pensionable age 2. to go away, as into seclusion, for recuperation, etc 4. to recede or disappear the sun retired behind the clouds 5. to withdraw from a sporting contest, esp because of injury 6. (also tr) to pull back (troops, etc) from battle or an exposed position or (of troops, etc) to fall back 7. (transitive)a. to remove (bills, bonds, shares, etc) from circulation by taking them up and paying for them b. to remove (money) from circulation Derived forms retirer (reˈtirer) noun Word origin C16: from French retirer, from Old French re- + tirer to pull, draw retire in American English (rɪˈtaɪr) verb intransitiveWord forms: reˈtired or reˈtiring1. to go away, retreat, or withdraw to a private, sheltered, or secluded place 3. to give ground, as in battle; retreat; withdraw 4. to give up one's work, business, career, etc., esp. because of advanced age 5. to move back or away, or seem to do so verb transitive6. to withdraw or move in retreat to retire troops from an action 7. a. to take (money) out of circulation b. to take up or pay off (stocks, bonds, bills, etc.) 8. to cause to retire from a position, job, or office 9. to withdraw from use to retire outdated machinery 10. US, Baseball to end the batting turn of (a batter, side, etc.) by putting the batter, side, etc. out Word origin Fr retirer < re-, back + tirer, to draw < VL * tirare (rɪtaɪər) Word forms: (present) retires, (past) retired, (perfect) retired, (progressive) retiring verb( Insurance: Life insurance, Pensions) If you retire, you stop work when you have reached a certain age, usually when you are eligible for Social Security or a pension. Since the annuity is received after you have retired from active employment, the effective rate of tax comes down drastically. Coverage ends at age 70, and if you retire after age 70, coverage ends at retirement. If you retire, you stop work when you have reached a certain age, usually when you are eligiblefor Social Security or a pension. Examples of 'retire' in a sentenceretire British English: retire / rɪˈtaɪə/ VERB When older people retire, they leave their job and stop working. He retired last year at the age of 70. - American English: retire
- Arabic: يَتَقاعَدُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: aposentar
- Chinese: 退休
- Croatian: umiroviti
- Czech: odejít do důchodu
- Danish: gå på pension
- Dutch: met pensioen gaan
- European Spanish: retirarse jubilarse
- Finnish: jäädä eläkkeelle
- French: prendre sa retraite
- German: in den Ruhestand treten
- Greek: αποσύρομαι
- Italian: andare in pensione
- Japanese: 退職する
- Korean: 퇴직하다
- Norwegian: pensjonere (seg)
- Polish: zdymisjonować
- European Portuguese: reformar-se
- Romanian: a se pensiona
- Russian: выходить на пенсию
- Latin American Spanish: retirarse
- Swedish: pensionera sig
- Thai: เกษียณ
- Turkish: emekli olmak
- Ukrainian: виходити на пенсію
- Vietnamese: nghỉ hưu
Chinese translation of 'retire' vi - (= give up work)
退休 (tuìxiū) - (frm, = withdraw)
离(離)开(開) (líkāi) - (frm, = go to bed)
就寝(寢) (jiùqǐn)
Definition to give up or to cause (a person) to give up work, esp. on reaching pensionable age Parker will retire as chief executive in November. Synonyms stop working give up work reach retirement age be pensioned off be put out to grass (informal) Definition to go away into seclusion He retired from the room with his colleagues. Definition to go to bed She retires early most nights. Synonyms go to sleep go to your room kip down (British, slang) hit the hay (slang) Definition to pull back (troops) from battle or (of troops) to fall back He was wounded, but did not retire from the field. Synonyms pull out give way decamp give ground Additional synonymsDefinition to stay away He pleaded guilty to absenting himself without leave. Synonyms stay away, withdraw, depart, keep away, truant, abscond, play truant, slope off (informal), bunk off (slang), remove yourself Definition to retreat They backed off in horror. Synonyms recoil, go back, retire, withdraw, shrink back, move back, recede, pull back, back away, draw back, turn tail Definition to leave In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney. Synonyms leave, go, withdraw, retire, disappear, quit, retreat, exit, go away, vanish, absent (yourself), start out, migrate, set forth, take (your) leave, decamp, hook it (slang), slope off, pack your bags (informal), make tracks, bog off (British, slang), rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to go away or out He exited without saying goodbye. Synonyms depart, leave, go out, withdraw, retire, quit, retreat, go away, say goodbye, bid farewell, make tracks, take your leave, go offstage I wish he'd just go away and leave me alone. Synonyms leave, withdraw, exit, depart, move out, go to hell (informal), decamp, hook it (slang), slope off, pack your bags (informal), make tracks, get on your bike (British, slang), bog off (British, slang), sling your hook (British, slang), rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Definition to go to bed I hit the sack early. Synonyms go to bed, retire, turn in (informal), bed down, hit the hay (slang) Definition to go away (from a person or place) Just pack your bags and leave.She was not allowed to leave the country. Synonyms depart from, withdraw from, go from, escape from, desert, quit, flee, exit, pull out of, retire from, move out of, disappear from, run away from, forsake, flit (informal), set out from, go away from, hook it (slang), pack your bags (informal), make tracks, abscond from, bog off (British, slang), decamp from, sling your hook (British, slang), slope off from, take your leave of, do a bunk from (British, slang), take yourself off from (informal) They were asked to pull back from their positions around the city. Synonyms withdraw, pull out, retreat, retire, flee, give way, fall back, back off, draw back, disengage, take flight, turn tail, beat a retreat Definition to withdraw from a point or limit As she receded into the distance he waved goodbye. Synonyms fall back, withdraw, retreat, draw back, return, go back, retire, back off, regress, retrogress, retrocede Definition to take away and place elsewhere Remove the cake from the oven. Synonyms take out, withdraw, get out, extract, abstractDefinition to go to bed for the night Would you like some tea before you turn in? Synonyms go to bed, go to sleep, hit the sack (slang), retire for the night, hit the hay (slang) |