Search results for 'retire':

retire verb (retired, retiring) 1 tr & intr to stop or make someone stop working permanently, usually on reaching an age at which a pension can be received • retired at 60. 2 intrans, formal to go away to rest, especially to go to bed. 3 intrans, formal to go away (from or to a place); to leave • retire to the drawing room. 4 tr & intr to withdraw or make someone withdraw from a sporting contest, especially because of injury. 5 tr & intr said of a military force, etc: to move or be moved back, away from a dangerous position. retiral noun an act of retiring, eg from work, or of going away from a place. retired adj 1 (abbreviation retd) having permanently stopped work because of one's age. 2 secluded. retirement noun 1 the act of retiring or state of being retired from work. 2 seclusion and privacy. retiring adj shy and reserved; not liking to be noticed. retiringly adverb.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from French retirer to pull back.