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v. re·tired, re·tir·ing, re·tires

v.intr.

1. To withdraw, as for rest or seclusion.

2. To go to bed.

3. To withdraw from one's occupation, business, or office; stop working.

4. To fall back or retreat, as from battle.

5. To move back or away; recede.

v.tr.

1. To cause to withdraw from one's usual field of activity: retired all executives at 55.

2. To lead (troops, for example) away from action; withdraw.

3. To take out of circulation: retired the bonds.

4. To withdraw from use or active service: retiring an old battleship.

5. Baseball

a. To put out (a batter).

b. To cause (the opposing team) to end a turn at bat.

[French retirer, to retreat, from Old French, to take back : re-, re- + tirer, to draw; see tier¹.]

retire

Verb

[-tiring, -tired]

1. to give up or to cause (a person) to give up work, esp. on reaching pensionable age

2. to go away into seclusion

3. to go to bed

4. to withdraw from a sporting contest, esp. because of injury

5. to pull back (troops) from battle or (of troops) to fall back [French retirer]

retired adj
retirement n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	retire - go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68" superannuate - retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity bow out, withdraw - retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" leave office, step down, quit, resign - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
	2.	retire - withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" withdraw retire, withdraw - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" bow out, withdraw - retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" drop out - withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values; "She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California" cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
	3.	retire - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back out, retreat, pull back, withdraw - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" fall back - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" retreat, retrograde - move back; "The glacier retrogrades" back down, back off, back up - move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"
	4.	retire - withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds recall - make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"
	5.	retire - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" adjourn, withdraw seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" close down, close up, shut down, close, fold - cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" prorogue - adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
	6.	retire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal" superannuate - retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
	7.	retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat" chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
	8.	retire - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" withdraw fatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" retire, withdraw - withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" bow out, chicken out, back down, back off, pull out - remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
	9.	retire - cause to be out on a fielding play put out baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" diddle, toy, fiddle, play - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
	10.	retire - cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base" strike out baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	11.	retire - prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn" crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, sack out, turn in, bed bed down, bunk down - go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight"

retire

verb 1. stop working, give up work, be pensioned off, (be) put out to grass (informal)

verb 2. withdraw, leave, remove, exit, go away, depart, absent yourself, betake yourself

verb 3. go to bed, turn in (informal) go to sleep, hit the sack (slang) go to your room, kip down Brit. (slang) hit the hay (slang)

verb 4. retreat, withdraw, pull out, give way, recede, pull back, back off, decamp, give ground

Translations

retire [rɪˈtaɪəʳ] vi (= give up work) → jubilarse (= withdraw); retirarse (= go to bed); acostarse

retire [rɪˈtaɪəʳ] vi (= give up work) → prendre sa retraite (= withdraw); se retirer, partir (= go to bed); (aller) se coucher

retire [rɪˈtaɪəʳ] vi (give up work) → in den Ruhestand treten;

(withdraw, go to bed) → sich zurückziehen

retire [rɪˈtaɪəʳ] vi (= give up work) → andare in pensione (= withdraw); ritirarsi, andarsene (= go to bed); andare a letto, ritirarsi

retire

v retire [riˈtaiə]

1 stop working permanently, usually because of age He retired at the age of sixty-five. aftree يَعْتَزِل، يَتَقاعَد оттеглям се odejít do důchodu trække sig tilbage in den Ruhestand treten βγαίνω στη σύνταξη, αποχωρώ retirarse, jubilarse pensionile jääma بازنشسته شدن jäädä eläkkeelle prendre sa retraite לִפרוֹש לְגִמלָאוֹת अलग हो जाना biti umirovljen, ostaviti službu nyugdíjba megy pensiun láta af störfum, fara á eftirlaun (andare in pensione) 退職する 은퇴하다, 퇴직하다 išeiti į pensiją/atsargą aiziet pensijā bersara met pensioen gaan gå av med pensjon, bli pensjonist odejść na emeryturę reformar-se a ieşi la pensie уходить на пенсию odísť do dôchodku upokojiti se penzionisati se dra sig tillbaka, gå i pension เกษียณ emekli olmak 退休 іти у відставку; звільняти(ся) ملازمت سے فارغ ہونا یا کرنا nghỉ hưu 退休

2 to leave; to withdraw When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position. terugval يأوي إلى فِراشِه отдръпвам се odejít, stáhnout se trække sig tilbage; gå i seng sich zurückziehen αποσύρομαι retirarse lahkuma, eralduma عقب نشینی کردن vetäytyä se retirer, partir לִפרוֹש पीछे हटना, अवकाश लेना povući se, poći spavati visszavonul mengundurkan diri draga sig í hlé ritirarsi 引き下がる 물러가다; 잠자리에 들다 pasitraukti, išeiti aiziet; nošķirties; atkāpties meninggalkan zich terugtrekken trekke seg tilbake; gå til sengs wycofać się retirar-se a se retrage, a pleca уходить; удаляться odísť, stiahnuť sa umakniti se povući se dra sig undan, retirera ออกไป; ถอนตัว çekilmek 退下，退出 усамітнюватися کنارہ کش ہونا rút lui 退下，退出

adj reˈtired

having stopped working My father is retired now; a retired professor. afgetree مُتَقاعِد пенсиониран v důchodu pensioneret pensioniert απόστρατος, συνταξιούχος jubilado pensionil olev بازنشسته eläkkeellä oleva retraité בְּדִימוֹס अवकाश प्राप्त umirovljen nyugdíjas pensiun hættur störfum, á eftirlaunum pensionato, in pensione 退職した 은퇴한, 퇴직한 išėjęs į pensiją/atsargą pensionēts; pensijā telah bersara gepensioneerd pensjonert emerytowany reformado (ieşit) la pensie, pensionat отставной, на пенсии na dôchodku upokojen u penziji pensionerad ปลดเกษียณ emekli 退休的 відставний; усамітнений کاروبار سے سبکدوش nghỉ hưu 退休的

n reˈtirement

1 the act of retiring from work It is not long till his retirement. aftrede تَقاعُد пенсиониране odchod do důchodu pensionering; fratrædelse die Pensionierung αποχώρηση (από την ενεργό υπηρεσία), συνταξιοδότηση jubilación pensionile jäämine بازنشستگی eläkkeelle jääminen retraite פְּרִישָׁה सेवा-निवृत्ति odlazak u mirovinu nyugdíjazás pensiun lausn frá starfi pensionamento 退職 은퇴, 퇴직 išėjimas į pensiją/atsargą pensija persaraan pensionering fratredelse, pensjonering odejście na emeryturę reforma pensionare выход на пенсию odchod do dôchodku upokojitev penzija pensionering การปลดเกษียณ emekli olma 退休 відставка سبکدوشی sự nghỉ hưu 退休

2 a person's life after retiring from work He's enjoying his retirement. aftrede حَياة التَّقاعُد живот след пенсиониране důchod pensionisttilværelse der Ruhestand η ζωή μετά τη σύνταξη jubilación pensionipõlv بازنشستگی eläkkeellä oleminen retraite גִמלָאוֹת अवकाश ग्रहण mirovina nyugdíj(as élet) masa pensiun eftirlaunaár pensionamento 退職生活 은둔, 한거 pensininko gyvenimas pensija kehidupan bersara pensioen otium, pensjonstid, pensjonisttilværelse życie na emeryturze, emerytura reforma viaţă de pensionar жизнь после выхода на пенсию dôchodok pokoj penzija pension ชีวิตหลังการปลดเกษียณ emeklilik 退休後的生活 відставка علیحد گی thời gian nghỉ hưu 退休后的生活

adj reˈtiring

shy a very quiet, retiring person. teruggetrokke خَجول، هادِئ جِدا стеснителен uzavřený tilbageholdende zurückhaltend συνεσταλμένος, ντροπαλός retraído, reservado tagasitõmbunud گوشه گیر؛ کناره گیر sulkeutunut réservé בַּיישָׁן निवर्ती, निवर्तमान povučen, nedruštven visszahúzódó pemalu hlédrægur ritirato 内気な 내향적인, 수줍은 kuklus, santūrus (sevī) noslēdzies; kluss pendiam teruggetrokken reservert, tilbakeholden małomówny, powściągliwy retraído rezervat застенчивый uzavretý, samotársky, nenápadný vase zaprt povučen försynt, reserverad นิ่งเงียบ utangaç, sıkılgan 靦腆的，謙讓的，孤獨的 скромний; соромливий گوشہ نشیں nhút nhát 腼腆的，谦让的，孤独的

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