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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

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRETIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to leave your job or stop working, usually because of your age or ill health: She has no plans to retire. retire from sth Jenkins retires from the firm this year. retire as sth Elkin has retired as a director after 12 years on the board.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › retireRetire Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of RETIRE is to withdraw from action or danger : retreat. How to use retire in a sentence.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishretire verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [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.

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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.

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

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   retire. (rɪtaɪəʳ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense retires , present participle retiring , past tense, past participle retired. 1. verb B1+. When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely. At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career. [VERB]

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

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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.