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retire
English
Etymology 1
From Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from prefix re- (“back”), + verb tirer (“draw, pull”), from Old French tirer, tirier (“to draw out, arrange, adorn”), from tire, tiere (“row, rank, order, dress”) of Germanic origin, akin to Old English and Old Saxon Old Saxon t?r (“fame, glory, ornament”), Old English t?er (“rank, row”), Old High German ziari, z?ri (“ornament”), German German Zier (“ornament, adornment”), zieren (“to adorn”). More at tier.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???ta??(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???ta??/
- Rhymes: -a??(?)
- Hyphenation: re?tire
Verb
retire (third-person singular simple present retires, present participle retiring, simple past and past participle retired)
- (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- He […] retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest.
- 1592, John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul
- As when the sun is present all the year, / And never doth retire his golden ray.
- (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
- (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
- (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
- (intransitive) To go to bed.
- (transitive) To remove or cease to use.
Derived terms
Related terms
- tirer
Translations
Noun
retire (plural retires)
- (rare) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
- A place to which one retires.
- Synonym: retreat
- (dated) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
Etymology 2
From re- +? tire.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?i?ta??/
Alternative forms
- retyre
Verb
retire (third-person singular simple present retires, present participle retiring, simple past and past participle retired)
- (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
Anagrams
- Terrie, reiter, retier, étrier
French
Verb
retire
- first-person singular present indicative of retirer
- third-person singular present indicative of retirer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of retirer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of retirer
- second-person singular imperative of retirer
Anagrams
- étirer, étrier, itérer
Portuguese
Verb
retire
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of retirar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of retirar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of retirar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of retirar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re?ti?e/, [re?t?i.?e]
Verb
retire
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of retirar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of retirar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of retirar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of retirar.
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fired
English
Etymology
From fire +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fa??d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fa?(?)?d/
- Hyphenation: fir?ed
Adjective
fired
- dismissed, let go from a job.
- (ceramics) Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
Derived terms
- overfired, over-fired
- underfired, under-fired
Translations
Verb
fired
- simple past tense and past participle of fire
Anagrams
- Efird, Fedir, RIFed, fried, redif
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ??????? (farada).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?.r?t/
Verb
fired (imperfect jifred, past participle mifrud)
- to split
- to separate
Conjugation
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