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retireretire /rɪˈtaɪɚ/ ●●○ S2 W3 verb ETYMOLOGYretireOrigin: 1500-1600 Old French tirer to pull VERB TABLEretire |
| Present | I, you, we, they | retire | | he, she, it | retires | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | retired | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have retired | | he, she, it | has retired | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had retired | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will retire | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have retired |
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| Present | I | am retiring | | he, she, it | is retiring | | you, we, they | are retiring | | Past | I, he, she, it | was retiring | | you, we, they | were retiring | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been retiring | | he, she, it | has been retiring | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been retiring | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be retiring | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been retiring |
► retired early Jill retired early (=retired before she was old) to care for her elderly mother. THESAURUS to leave a job, school, etc., especially because you are annoyed or unhappy► quit to leave a job, school, etc., especially because you are annoyed or unhappy: Half of the employees have either quit or been fired. She quit school at 16. ► resign to officially say you will stop doing your job and not come back. Resign sounds more formal than quit: The director of the museum resigned yesterday after five years in the position. ► retire to stop doing your job and not return to it, especially because you have reached the age when most people stop working: My father retired when he was 62. ► give notice to officially tell your employer that you will stop doing your job soon: You have to give a month’s notice before leaving your job. ► leave to stop doing a job and not return to it: I am going to leave as soon as I find another job. ► drop out informal to stop going to school or college before you have finished it: Tucker dropped out of high school when he was 16. ► withdraw to stop participating in a class, organization, or competition: He decided to withdraw from the math class after a few weeks because it was too difficult for him. 1STOP WORKING [intransitive, transitive] to stop working, usually because of old age, or to make someone do this: At 75, Stevens has no plans to retire.retire from something DiMaggio retired from baseball after the '51 season.retire at 60/62/65 etc. Most people retire at 65.retire as something Walker retired as chairman of the company in 2006. Jill retired early (=retired before she was old) to care for her elderly mother.► see thesaurus at quit2QUIET PLACE [intransitive] formal to go away to a quiet place: The jury has retired to consider its verdict.3BED [intransitive] formal to go to bed4SPORTS NUMBER [transitive] if a team retires a player’s number or shirt, they do not use it any more, in order to show respect to that player5BASEBALL [transitive] in baseball, if a pitcher retires the batter, he makes him strike out6ARMY [intransitive] formal to move back from a battle after being defeated[Origin: 1500–1600 Old French tirer to pull] → retreat |