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retired

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re·tired  (r-trd)
adj.
1. Withdrawn from one's occupation, business, or office; having finished one's active working life.
2. Received by a person in retirement: retired pay.
3. Withdrawn; secluded.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
Retired people considered as a group. Used with the.
re·tired·ly adv.
re·tiredness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.retired - no longer active in your work or profession
inactive - not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"
Translations
retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] adj [person] → jubilado
retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] retire adj [person] → retraité(e)
retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] retire adj (person) → im Ruhestand
retired [rɪˈtaɪəd] adj [person] → pensionato/a


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Vanstone's hearty laughter could escape his lips, she bowed to them with imperturbable gravity; ascended the house-steps, for the first time in her life, at a walk instead of a run, and retired then and there to the bedroom regions.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The wax doll Queen spoke prettily to Dorothy and the others, and sent her loving greetings to Ozma before she retired to the rooms prepared for her.
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So the Sun retired behind a cloud, and the Wind began to blow as hard as it could upon the traveller.
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