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Definisjon av retire

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Verb
retire - withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
withdraw
cease, lay off, discontinue, quit, stop, give up put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
drop out give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
retire - go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
leave office, step down, resign, quit give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
superannuate retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
bow out, withdraw retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
retire - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
withdraw
fatigue, jade, weary, tire, pall exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
chicken out, back down, back off, bow out, pull out remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
retire - cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
strike out
move over, ease up, give way, yield, give move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
baseball game, baseball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
retire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
give the sack, can, send away, give the axe, give notice, displace, sack, terminate, dismiss, force out, fire preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
superannuate retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"
cast aside, toss away, toss out, discard, cast away, chuck out, cast out, throw away, fling, dispose, throw out, toss, put away throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
retire - withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
recall cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh"
retire - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move back
march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on, advance develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
fall back retreat
retreat, retrograde make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
back down, back off, back up make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"
retire - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
adjourn, withdraw
seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
close down, shut down, close up, fold, close refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
prorogue adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
retire - cause to be out on a fielding play
put out
diddle, toy, fiddle, play manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
baseball game, baseball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
retire - prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep
arise, get up, uprise, turn out, rise result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
bed down, bunk down go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight"
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Substantiv
retire - The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires.
retire - A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.

Verb
retire - To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
retire - To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
retire - 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.
retire - To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
retire - To make a defensive play which results in a runner or the batter being put out.
retire - 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.
retire - To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
retire - To withdraw from a public station, from working, or from business.
retire - To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs.
retire - To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • retire
    To retreat from action or danger.
  • retire
    To stop working after a certain age and start living on a pension.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) retire
  • Presens: retire / retires
  • Preteritum: retired
  • Perfektum: (have) retired

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