retire+from

  • 1retire from — phr verb Retire from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑office, ↑politics, ↑practice …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 2retire from office — index demit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3retire from sight — index seclude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4Retire from service —   A vehicle is retired from service if that vehicle is placed out of service and there are no future plans to return that vehicle to service.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

    Energy terms

  • 5retire from public office — leave a public position …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 6retire from the army — complete one s time of service in the army …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7Retire — Re*tire , v. i. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] To Una back he cast …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8retire — [ri tīr′] vi. retired, retiring [Fr retirer < re , back + tirer, to draw < VL * tirare] 1. to go away, retreat, or withdraw to a private, sheltered, or secluded place 2. to go to bed 3. to give ground, as in battle; retreat; withdraw 4. to… …

    English World dictionary

  • 9retire - retiring — ◊ retire When someone retires, they leave their job and stop working, usually because they have reached the age when they can get a pension. Gladys retired at the age of sixty eight. They had decided to retire from farming. ◊ retiring The… …

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  • 10Retire — To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * retire re‧tire [rɪˈtaɪə ǁ ˈtaɪr] verb 1. [intransitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop work at the end of your working life: • He wanted to retire at 50. •… …

    Financial and business terms