retire

retire
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W3S2 [rıˈtaıə US -ˈtaır] v
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1¦(work)¦
2¦(quiet place)¦
3¦(jury)¦
4¦(game/race)¦
5¦(bed)¦
6¦(army)¦
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[Date: 1500-1600; : Old French; Origin: tirer 'to pull']
1.) ¦(WORK)¦
a)
to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age
Most people retire at 65.
He was forced to retire early because of poor health.
retire from
I retired from teaching three years ago.
her decision to retire from her position as librarian of the law society
Her drink problem has forced her to retire from public life .
retire as
He retired as a GP last year.
b) [T usually passive]
to ask someone to stop doing their job, usually because of ill health
He became ill and was retired early.
2.) ¦(QUIET PLACE)¦ [I] [i]formal
to go away to a quiet place
retire to
I retired to my room to think.
3.) ¦(JURY)¦
when a ↑jury in a law court retires, they go away to consider whether someone is guilty or not
4.) ¦(GAME/RACE)¦ [I]
to stop competing in a game or race because you are losing or injured
He had to retire with a neck injury in the second half.
5.) ¦(BED)¦ [I]
[i]literary to go to bed
6.) ¦(ARMY)¦ [I]
to move back from a battle after being defeated

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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