retire



retire from something

to withdraw from something. (Usually to terminate a working career permanently.) I retired from the company early. When do you intend to retire from your job?
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retire (in)to something

to quit working and move into something or some place. Sam and Ella retired into a Florida condo. Joe did not want to retire to Florida.
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retire on something

to quit working and live on something or a particular amount of money. I already have enough money to retire on. I cannot retire on a sum like that!
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retire someone or something from something

to take someone or something out of service permanently. The company retired the vice president from the job and gave it to someone else. It is time to retire my automobile from service.
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retire to

some place to quit working permanently and move to a particular location. When I quit working, I want to retire to Florida. We will retire to our place in the country.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Batelbaht-ELHebrew
Philipa-English (Rare)
FÁTima-Portuguese, Spanish
Giacomina-Italian
Antigonean-TIG-ə-nee (English)Greek Mythology
DerrenDER-ənEnglish (Rare)