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Definition of Retire
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Retire
To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer. To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. Related Definitions:
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Retire Quotations
You can't put off being young until you retire. Philip Larkin I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am an American, and am loyal to my country. Harry Houdini Just because a woman is over 50 does not mean she no longer has anything to offer. If anything, we have so much more to offer! We have lived life, we get better with age. I do my best work now in my 60s. Sure, I could retire; but what would I do? Play Bingo? I think not! Dawn Wells When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world. Benjamin Disraeli We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest. Horace |
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Retire Translations
retire in Afrikaans is aftree retire in Dutch is aftreden, met pensioen gaan retire in French is retirent, retirez, se retirer, retirer, retirons retire in Latin is defungo, abeo, recedo, cubitum ire, recedo retire in Portuguese is aposente retire in Spanish is retirarse retire in Swedish is retirera, dra sig tillbaka |
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