Hyphenation of retires

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retires? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of retires:

1.	Go into retirement Stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position He retired at age 68
2.	Withdraw from active participation He retired from chess
3.	Pull back or move away or backward The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb
4.	Withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
5.	Break from a meeting or gathering We adjourned for lunch The men retired to the library
6.	Make (someone) retire The director was retired after the scandal
7.	Dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) She finally retired that old coat
8.	Lose interest He retired from life when his wife died
9.	Cause to be out on a fielding play
10.	Cause to get out The pitcher retired three batters The runner was put out at third base
11.	Prepare for sleep I usually turn in at midnight He goes to bed at the crack of dawn

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.