retire

verb

re·tire ri-ˈtī(-ə)r How to pronounce retire (audio)

retired; retiring

intransitive verb

: to withdraw from action or danger : retreat

: to withdraw especially for privacy

retired to her room

: to move back : recede

: to withdraw from one's position or occupation : conclude one's working or professional career

: to go to bed

transitive verb

: withdraw: such as

: to march (a military force) away from the enemy

: to withdraw from circulation or from the market : recall

retire a bond

: to withdraw from usual use or service

: to cause to retire from one's position or occupation

: to put out (a batter) in baseball

: to cause (a side) to end a turn at bat in baseball

: to win permanent possession of (something, such as a trophy)

: to pay in full : settle

retire a debt

Example Sentences

I want to be healthy when I retire. She had to retire during the first set because of a muscle strain. The Navy is retiring the old battleship. The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years. The team is retiring his jersey number in honor of his great career.

Recent Examples on the Web At the start of the pandemic, Louis Wong decided to retire.

The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 Smith ultimately decided to retire as a competitor, but has not stepped away from the sport and doesn’t plan to.

Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 Now 60 years old, Ito decided to retire and handed in his resignation.

Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022 Brahms decided to retire from football because of a knee injury.

Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 In 2005, not long after Justice Sandra Day O’Connor decided to retire, President George W. Bush nominated Harriet Miers, the White House counsel and his longtime friend, to fill the vacancy.

Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Both are vying to fill the seat held by Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D., Fla.), who decided to retire.

WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Rochester Mayor Malik Evans issued a statement Tuesday saying an internal investigation into the allegations is complete and that Krywy decided to retire prior to the beginning of termination proceedings against him.

Justin Gamble, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 And, as a result of that, a disproportionate number of teachers across the country decided to retire before accruing full benefits.

CBS News, 14 Aug. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

retire

verb

re·tire ri-ˈtīr How to pronounce retire (audio)

retired; retiring

: to give up a job permanently : quit working

My grandfather retired at 65 years old.

: to go away especially to be alone

I retired to my room.

: to go to bed

I'm retiring for the night.

: to withdraw from use or service

The navy retired an old ship.

: to get away from action or danger : retreat

The army retired from the battlefield.

retires

verb

present tense third-person singular of retire

as in settles

to go to one's bed in order to sleep I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

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settles
sleeps
beds
naps
crashes
turns in
hits the sack
hits the hay
dosses (down)
snoozes
dozes
nods
slumbers
bunks
drops off
reclines
perches
roosts
couches
lies (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rises
arises
awakes
awakens
wakes
wakens
rouses
stirs
arouses
reawakens
bestirs
stirs
uprises
gets up
shifts
reawakes

as in dismisses

to let go from office, service, or employment as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees

Synonyms & Similar Words

dismisses
removes
sacks
fires
releases
terminates
axes
discharges
downsizes
turns off
cans
cashiers
bounces
pink-slips
sends packing
musters out
shows (someone) the door
unseats
lays off
furloughs
excesses
kicks out
trims
separates
throws out
boots (out)
drums (out)
chucks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hires
retains
employs
engages
keeps
takes on
signs (up or on)
rehires
contracts
reemploys
recruits
subcontracts

as in withdraws

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive

Synonyms & Similar Words

withdraws
retreats
flees
recedes
evacuates
falls back
pulls out
drops back
gives way
backs away
flies
gives ground
leaves
loses ground
shrinks
departs
recoils
vacates
flinches
detaches
goes
abandons
backtracks
quits
backpedals
disengages
climbs down
bows out
backs down
pulls away
disentangles
chickens (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

advances
confronts
faces
dares
defies
braves
breasts
outbraves
brazens
beards

单词	retires
释义	retire verb re·tire ri-ˈtī(-ə)r retired; retiring intransitive verb 1 : to withdraw from action or danger : retreat 2 : to withdraw especially for privacy retired to her room 3 : to move back : recede 4 : to withdraw from one's position or occupation : conclude one's working or professional career 5 : to go to bed transitive verb 1 : withdraw: such as a : to march (a military force) away from the enemy b : to withdraw from circulation or from the market : recall retire a bond c : to withdraw from usual use or service 2 : to cause to retire from one's position or occupation 3 a : to put out (a batter) in baseball b : to cause (a side) to end a turn at bat in baseball 4 : to win permanent possession of (something, such as a trophy) 5 : to pay in full : settle retire a debt Synonyms bed crash [slang] doss (down) [chiefly British] turn in See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I want to be healthy when I retire. She had to retire during the first set because of a muscle strain. The Navy is retiring the old battleship. The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years. The team is retiring his jersey number in honor of his great career. Recent Examples on the Web At the start of the pandemic, Louis Wong decided to retire. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 Smith ultimately decided to retire as a competitor, but has not stepped away from the sport and doesn’t plan to. Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 Now 60 years old, Ito decided to retire and handed in his resignation. Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022 Brahms decided to retire from football because of a knee injury. Nubyjas Wilborn \| Nwilborn@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 In 2005, not long after Justice Sandra Day O’Connor decided to retire, President George W. Bush nominated Harriet Miers, the White House counsel and his longtime friend, to fill the vacancy. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Both are vying to fill the seat held by Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D., Fla.), who decided to retire. WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Rochester Mayor Malik Evans issued a statement Tuesday saying an internal investigation into the allegations is complete and that Krywy decided to retire prior to the beginning of termination proceedings against him. Justin Gamble, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 And, as a result of that, a disproportionate number of teachers across the country decided to retire before accruing full benefits. CBS News, 14 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle French retirer, from re- + tirer to draw First Known Use 1533, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Phrases Containing retire retire the side retire the side Kids Definition retire verb re·tire ri-ˈtīr retired; retiring 1 : to give up a job permanently : quit working My grandfather retired at 65 years old. 2 : to go away especially to be alone I retired to my room. 3 : to go to bed I'm retiring for the night. 4 : to withdraw from use or service The navy retired an old ship. 5 : to get away from action or danger : retreat The army retired from the battlefield. Legal Definition retire verb re·tire retired; retiring intransitive verb : to withdraw from an action the jury retired for deliberations transitive verb : to withdraw from circulation or from the market retire a loan retire stock retires verb present tense third-person singular of retire 1 as in settles to go to one's bed in order to sleep I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance settles sleeps beds naps crashes turns in hits the sack hits the hay dosses (down) snoozes dozes nods slumbers bunks drops off reclines perches roosts couches lies (down) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rises arises awakes awakens wakes wakens rouses stirs arouses reawakens bestirs stirs uprises gets up shifts reawakes See More 2 as in dismisses to let go from office, service, or employment as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees Synonyms & Similar Words dismisses removes sacks fires releases terminates axes discharges downsizes turns off cans cashiers bounces pink-slips sends packing musters out shows (someone) the door unseats lays off furloughs excesses kicks out trims separates throws out boots (out) drums (out) chucks (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms hires retains employs engages keeps takes on signs (up or on) rehires contracts reemploys recruits subcontracts See More 3 as in withdraws to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive Synonyms & Similar Words withdraws retreats flees recedes evacuates falls back pulls out drops back gives way backs away flies gives ground leaves loses ground shrinks departs recoils vacates flinches detaches goes abandons backtracks quits backpedals disengages climbs down bows out backs down pulls away disentangles chickens (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms advances confronts faces dares defies braves breasts outbraves brazens beards See More
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