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retire BrE / rɪˈtaɪə(r) /  NAmE / rɪˈtaɪər / Native audio playback is not supported. retire(verb)BrE / rɪˈtaɪə(r) /  NAmE / rɪˈtaɪər / to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill/sick; to tell somebody they must stop doing their jobShe was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company.The company's official retiring age is 65.My dream is to retire to a villa in France.He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine.She was retired on medical grounds.to stop competing during a game, race, etc., usually because you are injuredShe fell badly, spraining her ankle, and had to retire.He retired hurt in the first five minutes of the game.to leave a place, especially to go somewhere quieter or more privateThe jury retired to consider the evidence.After dinner he likes to retire to his study.to move back from a battle in order to organize your soldiers in a different wayto go to bedI retired late that evening.to make a player or team have to stop their turn at battingHe retired twelve batters in a row.Extra ExamplesAs for me, I am quite ready to retire.He is hoping to retire early on medical grounds.He recently retired as CEO of the company.He recently retired as head teacher of their school.He was medically retired at the age of 55.I’m hoping to retire in about five years.In a few years, I’ll be eligible to retire.Most employees retire at 60.Mr McNeil is due to retire later this month.She recently retired from teaching.She retired from the bank last year.She simply couldn’t afford to retire at sixty.She’s on course to retire quite comfortably by the time she’s 55.a newly retired couplehe officially retired from the day-to-day operations of his company.She has decided to retire from international tennis.The company’s official retiring age is 65.Verb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they retirehe / she / it retirespast simple retiredpast participle retired-ing form retiringWord Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion’): from French retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’.

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(verb) she was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.he is retiring next year after 30 years with the company.the company's official retiring age is 65.my dream is to retire to a villa in france. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=retire This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	retire
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / rɪˈtaɪə(r) / NAmE / rɪˈtaɪər /
Example	she was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health. he is retiring next year after 30 years with the company. the company's official retiring age is 65. my dream is to retire to a villa in france.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=retire
Content	retire (verb)BrE / rɪˈtaɪə(r) / NAmE / rɪˈtaɪər / to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill/sick; to tell somebody they must stop doing their job She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health. He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company. The company's official retiring age is 65. My dream is to retire to a villa in France. He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine. She was retired on medical grounds. to stop competing during a game, race, etc., usually because you are injured She fell badly, spraining her ankle, and had to retire. He retired hurt in the first five minutes of the game. to leave a place, especially to go somewhere quieter or more private The jury retired to consider the evidence. After dinner he likes to retire to his study. to move back from a battle in order to organize your soldiers in a different way to go to bed I retired late that evening. to make a player or team have to stop their turn at batting He retired twelve batters in a row. Extra Examples As for me, I am quite ready to retire. He is hoping to retire early on medical grounds. He recently retired as CEO of the company. He recently retired as head teacher of their school. He was medically retired at the age of 55. I’m hoping to retire in about five years. In a few years, I’ll be eligible to retire. Most employees retire at 60. Mr McNeil is due to retire later this month. She recently retired from teaching. She retired from the bank last year. She simply couldn’t afford to retire at sixty. She’s on course to retire quite comfortably by the time she’s 55. a newly retired couple he officially retired from the day-to-day operations of his company. She has decided to retire from international tennis. The company’s official retiring age is 65. Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they retire he / she / it retires past simple retired past participle retired -ing form retiring Word Origin mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion’): from French retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’.
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