retire
re
rÉĒ
ri
tire
ˈtaÉĒər
taiēr
/rÉĒˈtaÉĒə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "retire"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to leave your job and stop working, usually on reaching a certain age
Intransitive
to retire definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He plans to retire next year and travel the world.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to go to bed or prepare to sleep
Intransitive
to retire definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's getting late; I think it 's time to retire for the evening.
āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇; āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to stop participating in professional or competitive sports
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete retired at the peak of her career to focus on other pursuits.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāϟ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻŽāύ⧋āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻšāϟāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to withdraw or move back from a current position, often in response to a threat or change in conditions
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
At the first sign of an avalanche, the climbers had to retire to a safer location.
āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰāϧāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻžāϰ⧋āĻšā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to remove something from regular use or operation
Transitive: to retire a product or commodity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The library retired several outdated books from its collection.
āϞāĻžāχāĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāχ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move away or retreat to a specific place, often for privacy, rest, or solitude
Intransitive: to retire somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She retired from the noisy party to the garden for some peace and quiet.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϕ⧋āϞāĻžāĻšāϞāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāϰāĻŦāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to remove someone from their job or position, typically due to age, tenure, or retirement policies
Transitive: to retire sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was retired from her role as manager after reaching the company ’s retirement age.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to remove a bill, note, or currency from active use or circulation
Transitive: to retire a bill or note
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a certain period, they retired the outdated currency.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to stop showing enthusiasm or involvement in something
Intransitive: to retire from an activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He quickly retired from the discussion when it became repetitive.
āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
retire
re
rÉĒ
ri
tire
ˈtaÉĒər
taiēr
/ÉšÉĒtəɹˈeÉĒ/
retirÊ
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ, āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ

a ballet movement where a dancer lifts one foot and draws it up to the side of the standing leg, often used as a preparation for other movements

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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