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   retire

   /rɪˈtʌɪə/

   verb

   • 1. leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service: "he retired from the Navy in 1986" Similar give up workstop workingstop workreach retirement age
   • ▪ compel (an employee) to leave their job, especially before they have reached retirement age: "the Home Office retired him" Similar pension offforce to retireforce to give up workinformal:put out to grass
   • ▪ (of a player) cease to participate in competitive sport: "he retired from football several years ago"
   • ▪ (of a sports player) withdraw from a race or match as a result of accident or injury: "he was forced to retire with a damaged oil tank"
   • ▪ put out (a batter); cause (a side) to end a turn at bat: "Dopson retired twelve batters in a row"
   • 2. withdraw to or from a particular place: "she retired into the bathroom" 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 British force 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. retirer noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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     RETIRE meaning: 1. to leave your job or stop working because...

   • Znaczenie Retire, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     RETIRE definicja: 1. to leave your job or stop working...

   • Retire: Catalan Translation

     retire translate: jubilar-se. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     RETIRE translate: уходить на пенсию , удаляться . Learn more...

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     RETIRE translate: pensiun, mengundurkan diri. Learn more in...

   • Retire: Korean Translation

     RETIRE translate: 은퇴하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Retire: Thai Translation

     retire translate: เกษียณ, ออกไป; ถอนตัว. Learn more in the...

   • Retire: German Translation

     retire translate: in den Ruhestand treten, sich...

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   Retire definition: to withdraw from one's career, occupation, or office, usually because of age. See examples of RETIRE used in a sentence.

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   RETIRE definition: 1. to leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old: 2. to go to another place…. Learn more.

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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.