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- DictionaryRe·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"
- 2. withdraw to or from a particular place: "she retired into the bathroom with her toothbrush"
The meaning of RETIRE is to withdraw from action or danger : retreat. How to use retire in a sentence.
Retire definition: to withdraw from one's career, occupation, or office, usually because of age. See examples of RETIRE used in a sentence.
RETIRE definition: 1. to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health: 2. to stop taking part in a…. Learn more.
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.
RETIRE meaning: 1. to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health: 2. to stop taking part in a…. Learn more.
Definition of retire verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
How to use retirement in a sentence. an act of retiring : the state of being retired; withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from active working life… See the full definition
If you stop working by choice and leave your position or occupation, you retire. If you are lucky, you can retire early in order to sail around the world, but most people can't retire until they are old enough to collect retirement benefits.
If you retire, you stop work when you have reached a certain age, usually when you are eligible for Social Security or a pension.
RETIRE definition: 1. to leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old: 2. to go to another place…. Learn more.