to retire
874
2.0
- verb
- /rɪˈtaɪər/
:
jubilarse
- But then at some point, you retire from the police force.
- retire at age sixty
- retire at age
- recently retired
But then at some point, you retire from the police force.
- But then at some point, you retire from the police force.
- People live longer and they retire at an older age maybe.
- and they hit the pinnacle where it's time to retire and their mind says, wow,
- Probably you'll probably retire by that, maybe not.
- And it was when he retired from the US Information Service.
- No, no, I, I retired a second time a bit.
- It's thinking about what people want to do once they retire, so to speak.
- Where would you want to retire in the Cotswolds?
- But he's, I mean, he, he's going to retire at some point regardless.
- Hey, I wanna know when AJ is gonna retire young.
- We're just going to live our life and save and retire and just love each other.
- And so, you know, when my dog is ready to retire, he'll be retired.
- So we said, yeah, OK, we'll retire and, like, live on what we got.
- So President Hama, his name is Hama, he retired in in April this year.
- I said no, I want to retire, that's what I want.
- Essentially her father had retired with his, his new wife.
Examples
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We're just going to live our life and save and retire and just love each other.
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He hopes to retire in a few years and spend more time with his grandchildren.
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People live longer and they retire at an older age maybe.
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You want to know should you retire early or not.
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For example, more Americans live and retire in Mexico than in any other foreign country.
Academic text (2008) -
And two years later, he retired.
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He got it when he retired from the force.
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Poplarville, Miss.: Pearl River Community College President William Lewis is set to retire this summer.
Academic text (2017) -
Allen completed his distinguished Coast Guard career as its 23rd commandant, retiring from that position in June 2010.
Academic text (2011) -
Peter C. Rasmussen recently retired from ExxonMobil after a distinguished career of over 32 years.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
788
1.2
To leave a job or position
533
3.7
Leave a job or office by giving notice
148
3.3
Give up an important job so someone else can take over
53
4.2
Stop being a leader with official power, for example a government official or company boss
6
2.5
To stop working at a job because you want something different
To stop working after a long time
To stop working in your job, especially as an athlete
Antonyms
How Final
773
3.1
874
2.0
- Formal
533
3.7
788
1.2
∞
1.0
- Formal
5
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Retire comes from the parts re- 'back' and tract 'pull' (like in tractor). So to retire from work is to 'pull back' from public life and stop working, often because of age.