retire
11retire — [v] leave a place or responsibility absent oneself, decamp, deny oneself, depart, draw back, ebb, exit, fall back, get away, get off, give ground, give up work, give way, go, go away, go to bed, go to one’s room*, go to sleep, hand over, hit the… …
12retire — ► VERB 1) leave one s job and cease to work, especially because one has reached a particular age. 2) (of a sports player) cease to play competitively. 3) withdraw from a race or match because of accident or injury. 4) withdraw to or from a… …
13Retire — To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * retire re‧tire [rɪˈtaɪə ǁ ˈtaɪr] verb 1. [intransitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop work at the end of your working life: • He wanted to retire at 50. •… …
14retire — To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * retire re‧tire [rɪˈtaɪə ǁ ˈtaɪr] verb 1. [intransitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop work at the end of your working life: • He wanted to retire at 50 …
15retire — verb ADVERB ▪ early ▪ He is hoping to retire early on medical grounds. ▪ recently ▪ She recently retired from teaching. ▪ officially …
16retire — 01. My parents are planning to travel across the U.S. in their motorhome next year after my dad [retires]. 02. He [retired] after 45 years with the same company. 03. My parents are really looking forward to their [retirement], and have all kinds… …
17retire — [[t]rɪta͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ retires, retiring, retired 1) VERB When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely. At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career... Although their careers are… …
18retire — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to end one s working career ) to retire from (to retire from one s job) 2) (D; intr.) ( to withdraw ) to retire to (the troops retired to safer positions; let s retire to the drawing room) * * * [rɪ taɪə] (D; intr.) ( to… …
19retire — re|tire W3S2 [rıˈtaıə US ˈtaır] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(work)¦ 2¦(quiet place)¦ 3¦(jury)¦ 4¦(game/race)¦ 5¦(bed)¦ 6¦(army)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: tirer to pull ] 1.) …
20retire */*/ — UK [rɪˈtaɪə(r)] / US [rɪˈtaɪr] verb Word forms retire : present tense I/you/we/they retire he/she/it retires present participle retiring past tense retired past participle retired 1) [intransitive] to stop working, especially when you reach the… …
