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   Re·tire

   /rəˈtī(ə)r/

   

   verb

   • 1. leave one's job and cease to work, typically upon reaching the normal age for leaving employment: "he retired from the navy in 1966" Similar give up workstop workingstop workreach retirement age
   • ▪ compel (an employee) to leave their job, especially before they have reached the normal age for leaving employment: "the Home Office retired him" Similar pension offforce to retireforce to give up workinformal:put out to grass
   • ▪ (of an athlete) cease to play competitively: "he retired from football several years ago"
   • ▪ (of an athlete) withdraw from a race or match, typically as a result of accident or injury: "Stewart retired hurt"
   • ▪ put out (a batter); cause (a side) to end a turn at bat: "the pitcher retired twelve batters in a row"
   • 2. withdraw to or from a particular place: "she retired into the bathroom with her toothbrush" Similar go offwithdrawgo awaygo outexitmake an exittake oneself offdepartdecampadjournleave forshut oneself away inabsent oneselfliterary:betake oneselfformal:repair
   • ▪ go to bed: "everyone retired early that night" Similar go to bedgo to one's roomcall it a daygo to sleepinformal:turn inhit the hayhit the sack
   • ▪ (of a jury) leave the courtroom to decide the verdict of a trial: "the judge finished his summing up and the jury retired"
   • ▪ (of a military force) retreat from an enemy or an attacking position: "lack of numbers compelled the cavalry to retire" Similar retreatwithdrawpull backfall backpull outdisengageback offgive waygive groundfleetake flightturn tailbeat a (hasty) retreatOpposite advance
   • ▪ order (a military force) to retreat: "the general retired all his troops"
   • 3. withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency.
   • 4. pay off or cancel (a debt): "the debt is to be retired from state gaming-tax receipts"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion’): from French retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’.

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   • 1. retirer noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › retirementRetirement Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : an act of retiring : the state of being retired. b. : withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from active working life. c. : the age at which one normally retires. reaches retirement in May. 2. : a place of seclusion or privacy. retirement. 2 of 2. adjective. : of, relating to, or designed for retired persons. Synonyms. Noun.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionretire verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   retire. [intransitive, transitive] to leave your job and stop working, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill; to tell somebody they must stop doing their job. He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company. The company's official retiring age is 65.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRETIRE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   B1. to leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old: She retired from the company in 2010. Fewer examples. My ambition is to retire at forty. She's planning to retire from politics next year. He can afford to retire and live in comfort for the rest of his life. He hinted that he wants to retire next year.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionretire verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   verb. /rɪˈtaɪər/ Verb Forms. from job. [intransitive, transitive] to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill; to tell someone they must stop doing their job retire (from something) She was forced to retire early from teaching because of health problems.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRETIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 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. 3. to go to bed.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › retireRetire - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of retire. verb. withdraw from active participation. “He retired from chess” synonyms: withdraw. withdraw. lose interest. bow out, withdraw. retire gracefully. see more. verb. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position. “He retired at age 68” see more. verb. make (someone) retire.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › retire_n1retire, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   retire noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the noun retire mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun retire, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.