different between tirer vs retire

French

Etymology

From Middle French tirer (“to draw, draw a sword”), from Old French tirer (“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”),from Medieval Latin, from Vulgar Latin *t?r?, t?r?re, of uncertain origin, but probably Germanic; possibly from Gothic *???????????????????? (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teran? (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”).

Compare Italian tirare, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish tirar. If derived from the Germanic word, cognate with Gothic ???????????????????????????????????? (distairan, “to tear apart”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (gatairan, “to tear down, remove”), German zerren (“to tug”). Related to tear. Alternatively from a reduction of Old French martirier, from Late Latin *martyr?re.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.?e/

Verb

tirer

1. to draw, drag, pull
2. to shoot
3. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
4. to leave a place

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• tir
• tir à l'arc

Further reading

• “tirer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• trier

Gallo

Etymology

From Old French tirer (“draw, pull”). Compare meaning in French traire (“to milk”), itself from Old French traire (“to draw, pull”).

Verb

tirer

1. (transitive, agriculture) to milk (cows)

Latin

Verb

tirer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of tir?

Middle French

Alternative forms

• tyrer

Etymology

From Old French tirer (“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”), from Medieval Latin, from Vulgar Latin *tir?, tir?re, of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *???????????????????? (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teran? (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *der?- (“to tear, tear apart”).

Verb

tirer

1. to pull

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: tirer

Old French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Vulgar Latin *tir?, tir?re, of uncertain origin, probably Germanic; possibly from Gothic *???????????????????? (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teran? (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *der?- (“to tear, tear apart”).

Verb

tirer

1. to pull
   • circa 1210, Henri de Valenciennes, Histoire de l'empereur Henri de Constantinople

     Ne onkes li Ascres ne tira ses regnes duskes a tant k'il vint a Niké le Grant

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Middle French: tirer
  • French: tirer

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)

1. (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

2. (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.

3. (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
4. (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.

5. (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.

6. (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.

7. (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.

8. (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.

9. (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.

10. (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.

11. (intransitive) To go to bed.

12. (transitive) To remove or cease to use.

Derived terms

Related terms

• tirer

Translations

Noun

retire (plural retires)

1. (rare) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
2. A place to which one retires.

   Synonym: retreat

3. (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)

1. (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.

Anagrams

• Terrie, reiter, retier, étrier

French

Verb

retire

1. first-person singular present indicative of retirer
2. third-person singular present indicative of retirer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of retirer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of retirer
5. second-person singular imperative of retirer

Anagrams

• étirer, étrier, itérer

Portuguese

Verb

retire

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of retirar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of retirar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of retirar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of retirar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?ti?e/, [re?t?i.?e]

Verb

retire

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of retirar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of retirar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of retirar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of retirar.