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retire

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[ri-tahyuhr]

verb (used without object)

retired, retiring 
  1. to withdraw from one's career, occupation, or office, usually because of age.

    to retire at the age of sixty.

  2. to withdraw, or go away or apart, to a place of privacy, shelter, or seclusion.

    He retired to his study.

  3. to go to bed.

    He retired at midnight.

  4. to fall back or retreat in an orderly fashion and according to plan, as from battle, an untenable position, danger, etc.

  5. to withdraw or remove oneself.

    After announcing the guests, the butler retired.

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verb (used with object)

retired, retiring 
  1. to withdraw from circulation by taking up and paying, as bonds, bills, etc.; redeem.

  2. to withdraw or lead back (troops, ships, etc.), as from battle or danger; retreat.

  3. to remove from active service or the usual field of activity, as an army officer or business executive.

  4. to withdraw (a machine, ship, etc.) permanently from its normal service, usually for scrapping; take out of use.

  5. Baseball, Cricket.to put out or end the offensive play of (a batter, runner, side, etc.).

    The pitcher’s on fire, retiring the last five hitters with strikeouts.

    With two runners stranded on base, the side is retired.

noun

Literary.
  1. a place of withdrawal; retreat.

    a cool retire from summer's heat.

  2. retirement or withdrawal, as from worldly matters or the company of others.

پé

2

[ruh-tee-rey]

noun

Ballet.

plural

پés 
  1. a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.

retire

/ ɪˈٲɪə /

verb

  1. (also tr) to give up or to cause (a person) to give up his work, a post, etc, esp on reaching pensionable age (in Britain and Australia usually 65 for men, 60 for women)

  2. to go away, as into seclusion, for recuperation, etc

  3. to go to bed

  4. to recede or disappear

    the sun retired behind the clouds

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

  6. (also tr) to pull back (troops, etc) from battle or an exposed position or (of troops, etc) to fall back

  7. (tr)

    1. to remove (bills, bonds, shares, etc) from circulation by taking them up and paying for them

    2. to remove (money) from circulation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • retirer noun
  • ˈپ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retire1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French retirer “to withdraw, pull back,” equivalent to re- re- + tirer “to draw”

Origin of retire2

< French, past participle of retirer to retire
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retire1

C16: from French retirer, from Old French re- + tirer to pull, draw
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See depart.
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In the second, he needed just four pitches to retire the side in order, capitalizing on a string of well-located offerings for a lightning-quick inning.

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There was no fairytale sign-off for the two most capped men in English history, with scrum-half Ben Youngs and Cole retiring as runners-up.

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I wanted to write about that, but Eldon said he’s mostly retired and doesn’t need the publicity.

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In particular, one happened when the government was about to privatize the pension system, because the Japanese population is aging and the ratio between the workers and retired people is worsening.

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He played 115 times for his country as well as for Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, Paris St-Germain and AC Milan, retiring in 2013.

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