retired

[US]/rɪˈtaɪəd/
[UK]/rɪˈtaɪərd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. no longer working, especially after reaching a certain age or completing a specific period of service; withdrawn or secluded
v. having retired (past participle)

Phrases & Collocations

retired worker

retired teacher

retire from

retire into oneself

Example Sentences

retired but not inactive;

the Home Office retired him.

everyone retired early that night.

this retired corner of the world.

he retired at sixty.

a retired veteran worker

The girl student retired into herself.

a benevolent fund for retired actors

a retired senator who is still a force in national politics.

she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed.

retired generals are expected to be peppery.

he retired from the Navy in 1986.

Dopson retired twelve batters in a row.

she retired into the bathroom with her toothbrush.

the general retired all his troops.

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