retire
Verb (Intransitive):
- To leave one's job or occupation, typically due to age, and cease working permanently.
- To go away, especially to a place of privacy or seclusion.
- To go to bed.
Verb (Transitive):
- To cause (an employee) to leave their job, often with a pension.
- To withdraw (something) from use, circulation, or active service.
Intransitive Verb (Leaving Work):
- He decided to retire at age 68 after a long career.
- She plans to retire from teaching next year.
Intransitive Verb (Withdrawing):
- After dinner, the guests retired to the library for coffee.
- The jury retired to consider its verdict.
Intransitive Verb (Going to Sleep):
- I usually retire for the night around 11 p.m.
Transitive Verb (Causing to Leave Work):
- The company retired the director after the scandal.
- They were forced to retire several older employees.
Transitive Verb (Withdrawing from Use):
- The central bank will retire the old banknotes from circulation.
- She finally retired that old, worn-out coat.
"Retire on": To stop working and live on a specific income, such as a pension or savings.
- He hopes to retire on a comfortable pension.
"Retire from": To permanently stop participating in a specific activity, profession, or public life.
- After winning the championship, she retired from professional chess.
- He retired from public life to focus on his family.
In Sports: To cause a batter or side to be out in baseball or cricket; to withdraw from a competition.
- The pitcher retired three batters in a row.
- The injured player had to retire from the race.
Retirement (n): The act of retiring or the period of life after retiring from work.
- They saved diligently for their retirement.
Retired (adj): Having left one's job and ceased to work.
- My retired grandfather enjoys gardening.
Retiring (adj): Shy and fond of being alone; reserved.
- She has a gentle, retiring personality.
- Withdraw: To remove oneself from participation or presence.
- Resign: To voluntarily leave a job or position.
- Step down: To leave a position of authority or power.
- Retire into oneself: To become quiet and withdrawn, preoccupied with one's own thoughts.
- After the news, he retired into himself and spoke to no one.
Go into retirement: To begin the state of being retired.
- The famous athlete went into retirement at the peak of his career.
Put out to pasture / Retire to pasture (Informal): To force someone to retire, often with the implication they are old and no longer useful.
- They didn't want to be put out to pasture and sought new challenges.
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prepare for sleep
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I usually turn in at midnight
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He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
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cause to get out
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The pitcher retired three batters
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the runner was put out at third base
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cause to be out on a fielding play
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lose interest
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he retired from life when his wife died
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dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
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She finally retired that old coat
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make (someone) retire
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The director was retired after the scandal
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break from a meeting or gathering
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We adjourned for lunch
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The men retired to the library
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withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
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pull back or move away or backward
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The enemy withdrew
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The limo pulled away from the curb
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withdraw from active participation
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He retired from chess
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go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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He retired at age 68
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