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retired
re·tired R0194400 (rĭ-tīrd′)adj.1. Withdrawn from one's occupation, business, or office; having finished one's active working life.2. Received by a person in retirement: retired pay.3. Withdrawn; secluded.n. (used with a pl. verb) Retired people considered as a group. Used with the. re·tired·ly adv.re·tired′ness n.retired (rɪˈtaɪəd) adj1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a. having given up one's work, office, etc, esp on completion of the normal period of service: a retired headmistress. b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the retired. 2. withdrawn; secluded: a retired life; a retired cottage in the woods. re•tired (rɪˈtaɪərd) adj. 1. withdrawn from an office, occupation, or career: a retired banker. 2. due or given a retired person: retired pay. 3. secluded or sequestered. [1580–90] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | retired - no longer active in your work or professioninactive - not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member" |
retiredadjective pensioned, former, in retirement, pensioned off, superannuated, ex- a seventy-three-year-old retired teacherthe retired retired people, pensioners, old people, the elderly, senior citizens, OAPs the skills and energies of the retiredTranslationsretire (riˈtaiə) verb1. stop working permanently, usually because of age. He retired at the age of sixty-five. 退休 退休2. to leave; to withdraw. When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position. 退下,退出 退下,退出 reˈtired adjective having stopped working. My father is retired now; a retired professor. 退休的 退休的reˈtirement noun1. the act of retiring from work. It is not long till his retirement. 退休 退休2. a person's life after retiring from work. He's enjoying his retirement. 退休後的生活 退休后的生活reˈtiring adjective shy. a very quiet, retiring person. 靦腆的 腼腆的,谦让的,孤独的孤僻的
retired
retire in (something or some place)1. To relocate to some city, state, country, etc., when one retires. I know it's a cliché, but I'd love to retire in Florida. More and more people are retiring in Ireland, now that it's economy is back on track.2. To move into a particular kind of living arrangement when one retires. My parents sold our big family home and retire in a small apartment off the coast of Spain. I have no intention of retiring in some old folks' home, thank you very much.3. To enter into a particular situation or set of conditions upon one's retirement. I had the misfortune of retiring in a floundering economy, so my investments were either not making as much as I'd been counting on, or else were outright losing money. After working so hard all my life, I'm looking forward to retiring in a life of rest and relaxation.See also: retireretire into (something or some place)1. To move into a particular kind of living arrangement when one retires. My parents sold our big family home and retired into a small villa off the coast of Spain. I have no intention of retiring into some old folks' home, thank you very much.2. To enter into a particular situation or set of conditions upon one's retirement. I had the misfortune of retiring into a floundering economy, so my investments were either not making as much as I'd been counting on, or else were outright losing money. After working so hard all my life, I'm looking forward to retiring into a life of rest and relaxation.3. To withdraw to some location in order to rest or seek seclusion. Ah, what a wonderful meal. Shall we retire into the drawing room, everyone? He retired into a corner of the room, overwhelmed by the number of people at the party.See also: retireretire to (something or some place)1. To relocate to some city, state, country, etc., when one retires. I know it's a cliché, but I'd love to retire to Florida. More and more people are retiring to Ireland, now that it's economy is back on track.2. To move into a particular kind of living arrangement when one retires. My parents sold our big family home and retire to a small apartment off the coast of Spain. I have no intention of retiring to some old folks' home, thank you very much.3. Withdraw to some location in order to rest or seek seclusion. Ah, what a wonderful meal. Shall we retire to the drawing room, everyone? He retired to a corner of the room, overwhelmed by the number of people at the party.See also: retireretire from (something)To give up, withdraw from, or conclude one's office, profession, or career permanently, as due to one's age or health. I retired from my job when I turned 65, but I've been doing some consulting work for the company in my retirement to earn a little extra money. I retired from boxing years ago. I'm just a coach, now. He was forced to retire from public office after the scandal.See also: retireretire on (some amount of money)To have a certain amount of money in one's savings or pension on which one will survive during retirement. I've been putting together a sizable nest egg to retire on once I turn 65. More and more people are finding out that you can't realistically retire on the state-funded pension alone.See also: amount, of, on, retireEncyclopediaSeeretireSee RTD See RETretired
Synonyms for retiredadj pensionedSynonyms- pensioned
- former
- in retirement
- pensioned off
- superannuated
- ex-
phrase the retiredSynonyms- retired people
- pensioners
- old people
- the elderly
- senior citizens
- OAPs
Words related to retiredadj no longer active in your work or professionRelated Words |