To leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health
بازنشسته شدن
I retired at the age of 64.
من در سن 46 سالگى بازنشسته شدم.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
retire
verb (retires, retiring, retired )
to stop working because you are a certain age:
My grandfather retired when he was 65.
>> retired adjective:
a retired teacher
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
retire
re‧tire S2 W3 /rɪˈtaɪə $ -ˈtaɪr/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑retiree, ↑retirement; adjective: ↑retired, ↑retiring; verb: ↑retire]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: tirer 'to pull']
1. WORK
a) [intransitive] 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) [transitive 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 [intransitive] formal to go away to a quiet place
retire to
I retired to my room to think.
3. JURY [intransitive] when a ↑jury in a law court retires, they go away to consider whether someone is guilty or not
4. GAME/RACE [intransitive] 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 [intransitive] literary to go to bed
6. ARMY [intransitive] to move back from a battle after being defeated
• • •
THESAURUS
■ leave your job
▪ leave: I left my last job because the salary was so low. | Why don’t you just leave?
▪ quit to leave your job permanently because you are not happy with it: After enduring months of harassment, Mrs Collins decided to quit her job. | I’ve told them I’m quitting.
▪ resign to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job: The company director was forced to resign over the scandal.
▪ hand in your notice/resignation to write an official letter to your employer saying that you are going to leave your job on a particular date: You have to hand in your notice at least four weeks before you leave.
▪ retire to leave your job in order to stop working permanently, usually because you have reached the age when most people stop working: After forty years of working for the bank, Karl retired in May. | He had to retire because of ill health.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
retire
re·tire [retire retires retired retiring] [rɪˈtaɪə(r)] [rɪˈtaɪər] verb
FROM JOB
1. intransitive, transitive to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill/sick; to tell sb they must stop doing their job
• ~ (from sth) 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.
• ~ to sth My dream is to retire to a villa in France.
• ~ as sth He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine.
• ~ sb She was retired on medical grounds.
IN SPORT
2. intransitive to stop competing during a game, race, etc, usually because you are injured
• ~ (from sth) She fell badly, spraining her ankle, and had to retire.
• + adj. He retired hurt in the first five minutes of the game.
FROM/TO A PLACE
3. intransitive (formal) to leave a place, especially to go somewhere quieter or more private
• The jury retired to consider the evidence.
• ~ to sth After dinner he likes to retire to his study.
OF ARMY
4. intransitive (formal) to move back from a battle in order to organize your soldiers in a different way
GO TO BED
5. intransitive (literary) to go to bed
• I retired late that evening.
IN BASEBALL
6. transitive ~ sb to make a player or team have to stop their turn at batting
• He retired twelve batters in a row.
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion’): from French retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’.
Thesaurus:
retire verb I
• He retired after 23 years with the company.
leave • • resign • • step down • • stand down • • give/hand in your notice • |informal quit • |AmE business depart •
Opp: stay on
retire/resign/step down/stand down from a post/position
retire/resign/step down/stand down/quit/depart as director/chief executive, etc.
retire from/leave/resign from/step down from/stand down from/quit/depart a post/position
Example Bank:
• 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.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
retire / rɪˈtaɪə r / / -ˈtaɪr / verb (STOP WORKING)
B1 [ I ] to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health:
Since retiring from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity.
He is due to retire as chief executive next year.
[ I ] to stop taking part in a race or competition because of illness or injury:
She retired from the competition after pulling a leg muscle.
[ T often passive ] If an employer retires an employee, they make that person leave their job, usually at a time when they are near to the age at which they would normally stop working, or because they are ill:
Following the merger, he was retired with a generous pension.
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
/rɪtaɪə(r)/
(retires, retiring, retired)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
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...
In 1974 he retired from the museum.
VERB: V, V from n
2.
When a sports player retires from their sport, they stop playing in competitions. When they retire from a race or a match, they stop competing in it.
I have decided to retire from Formula One racing at the end of the season...
VERB: V from n
3.
If you retire to another room or place, you go there. (FORMAL)
Eisenhower left the White House and retired to his farm in Gettysburg.
VERB: V to n
4.
When a jury in a court of law retires, the members of it leave the court in order to decide whether someone is guilty or innocent.
The jury will retire to consider its verdict today.
VERB: V
5.
When you retire, you go to bed. (FORMAL)
She retires early most nights, exhausted...
Some time after midnight, he retired to bed.
VERB: V, V to n
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
retire
re·tire /rɪˈtajɚ/ verb -tires; -tired; -tir·ing
1 a [no obj] : to stop a job or career because you have reached the age when you are not allowed to work anymore or do not need or want to work anymore
• I want to be healthy when I retire.
• She plans to retire (from her job) in two years.
• We plan to retire in/to Florida. = We plan to retire and move to Florida.
• The boxer retired undefeated.
b [+ obj] : to cause (someone, such as a military officer) to end a job or career - usually used as (be) retired
• The general was retired with honors.
2 [no obj] : to stop playing in a game, competition, etc., especially because of injury
• She had to retire during the first set because of a muscle strain.
3 [+ obj] : to take (something) out of use, service, or production
• The Navy is retiring the old battleship.
• The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years.
• The team is retiring his jersey number in honor of his great career.
4 [no obj] formal : to move to a different place
• He retired to the library to study.
• Shall we retire to the parlor?
5 [no obj] literary : to go to bed
• She retired for the night.
6 [no obj] formal : to move away from action or danger : retreat
• The army was forced to retire from the battlefield.
7 [+ obj] baseball : to cause (a batter) to be out
• The pitcher retired seven batters in a row.
• She was retired on a fly ball to center field.
• He struck out Jones to retire the side. [=to end the inning by getting the final out]