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retire

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈtaɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈtaɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri tīər′)

Inflections of 'retire' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
retires
v 3rd person singular
retiring
v pres p
retired
v past
retired
v past p

Collocations for "retire"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "retire" in context.

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retire

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. retire at [65]
  2. retire from [work, politics, sports]
  3. retire [rich, young, early]
  4. retire due to [age, illness, disability]
  5. UK: retire during [the match, half-time, the interval]
  6. retire a [currency, car, blog]
  7. the [enemy, troops, tanks] retired
  8. retire the [batter, jersey, number]
  9. the [batter] was retired
  10. retire for [a while, now, the night]
  11. retire to [bed, the lounge, garden]
'retire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "retire" in the title:

… depends on when you retire/will retire - English Only forum
“It is because of his father deciding to retire.” - English Only forum
“We have to retire our old car now. It has served its mission/job” - English Only forum
Aron planned to retire at 60, but we have persuaded him to stay - English Only forum
did not need to retire to reconsider ... - English Only forum
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He should be looking to retire soon. - English Only forum
in such a manner <as to> imply that they thought it high time for him to retire. - English Only forum
Most of the women retire by - English Only forum
My plan to retire gets nearer. - English Only forum
once / when they (get to) retire - English Only forum
People think it very possible that he'll retire this year. - English Only forum
replace the people who 'retire / are retiring' - English Only forum
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retire (go to bed) - English Only forum
retire a rubber seal/ equipment - English Only forum
retire as much from his chamber - English Only forum
retire debt - English Only forum
retire from the world - English Only forum
retire from worldly and materialistic life or pleasure - English Only forum
retire into shell - English Only forum
retire into the offing - English Only forum
retire on a competency - English Only forum
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