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Meaning of
retire
in English
retire
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Past Tense
retired
Participle Verb
retiring
Third Person Singular
retires
Definitions
Verb
to
permanently
stop
working
(
due
to
age
,
illness
);
cease
employment
After
30
years
of
service
,
she
decided
to
retire
from
the
company
.
to
withdraw
or
remove
something
(
from
use
,
service
)
The
company
will
retire
the
old
product
line
next
year
.
to
discontinue
use
or
production
of
an
item
The
athlete
was
forced
to
retire
from
professional
sports
due
to
injury
.
to
withdraw
from
use
or
circulation
;
end
production
The
central
bank
will
retire
the
outdated
currency
from
circulation
.
to
remove
from
active
service
(
due
to
age
,
etc
.)
The
university
will
retire
the
old
computer
system
due
to
its
inefficiency
.
to
withdraw
from
public
life
;
go
into
privacy
The
famous
actress
decided
to
retire
from
public
life
and
focus
on
her
family
.
to
retreat
from
action
or
danger
for
safety
The
general
ordered
his
troops
to
retire
to
a
safe
location
and
regroup
.
to
stop
competing
in
sports
The
boxer
was
forced
to
retire
from
boxing
after
suffering
a
serious
head
injury
.
to
stop
batting
voluntarily
(
in
cricket
)
The
batsman
chose
to
retire
from
the
game
due
to
a
hand
injury
.
to
make
a
play
resulting
in
an
out
(
in
baseball
)
The
pitcher
threw
a
curveball
that
helped
retire
the
side
in
the
top
of
the
ninth
inning
.
Compounds / Phrases
retirements
