retired
[ ri-tahyuhrd ]
/ rɪˈtaɪərd /
adjective
withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.
due or given a retired person: retired pay.
secluded or sequestered: a retired little village.
OTHER WORDS FROM retired
Words nearby retired
retinue,
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retiral,
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retirement community,
retirement pension,
retirement plan
Definition for retired (2 of 2)
retire
[ ri-tahyuhr ]
/ rɪˈtaɪər /
verb (used without object), re·tired, re·tir·ing.
verb (used with object), re·tired, re·tir·ing.
noun Literary.
a place of withdrawal; retreat: a cool retire from summer's heat.
retirement or withdrawal, as from worldly matters or the company of others.
Origin of retire
synonym study for retire
5. See
depart.
OTHER WORDS FROM retire
re·tir·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for retired
British Dictionary definitions for retired (1 of 2)
retired
/ (rɪˈtaɪəd) /
adjective
- having given up one's work, office, etc, esp on completion of the normal period of servicea retired headmistress
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)the retired
withdrawn; secluded
a retired life; a retired cottage in the woods
British Dictionary definitions for retired (2 of 2)
retire
/ (rɪˈtaɪə) /
verb (mainly intr)
Derived forms of retire
retirer, nounWord Origin for retire
C16: from French
retirer, from Old French
re- +
tirer to pull, draw