Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retire? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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Go into retirement Stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position He retired at age 68 |
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Withdraw from active participation He retired from chess |
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Pull back or move away or backward The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb |
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Withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds |
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Break from a meeting or gathering We adjourned for lunch The men retired to the library |
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Make (someone) retire The director was retired after the scandal |
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Dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) She finally retired that old coat |
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Lose interest He retired from life when his wife died |
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Cause to be out on a fielding play |
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Cause to get out The pitcher retired three batters The runner was put out at third base |
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Prepare for sleep I usually turn in at midnight He goes to bed at the crack of dawn |
| verb | leave office, quit, step down, resign |
| verb | withdraw, discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
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| verb | withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move back, travel, go, move, locomote |
| verb | recede, fall back, withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move back
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| verb | recall |
| verb | adjourn, withdraw, close, fold, shut down, close down
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| verb | fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate |
| verb | pension off, discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
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| verb | withdraw, tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade |
| verb | put out, toy, fiddle, diddle, play |
| verb | strike out
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| verb | go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep
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