retire

intransitive-verb
UK: /rɪˈtaɪər/
US: /rɪˈtaɪər/

  1. To stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age.

    1. My father plans to retire next year.
    2. She decided to retire early from her demanding career to spend more time with her family.

  2. To go to bed.

    1. I think I'll retire now, I'm feeling tired.
    2. After a long day of traveling, we decided to retire to our hotel room for the night.

  3. To withdraw from a competition or activity.

    1. He had to retire from the race due to an injury.
    2. The company decided to retire its old product line and focus on new innovations.

Synonyms

resign withdraw go to bed step down leave retreat
retire transitive-verb

  1. To cause someone to stop working.

    1. The company decided to retire him early.
    2. The injury forced the athlete to retire from professional sports sooner than expected.

  2. To remove something from service or use.

    1. They plan to retire the old buses.
    2. The museum decided to retire the exhibit after it became outdated.
retire noun

  1. The act of stopping work; retirement.

    1. His retire is next year.
    2. Upon his retire, the employees gave him a farewell party and a gold watch.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "retire" in English means: To stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age., To go to bed., To withdraw from a competition or activity..

The phonetic transcription of "retire" is /rɪˈtaɪər/ in British English and /rɪˈtaɪər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "retire": resign, withdraw, go to bed, step down, leave, retreat.

Example usage of "retire": "My father plans to retire next year.". More examples on the page.